Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Catholic Church |
Year consecrated | 24 September 2015 |
Location | |
Location | Victory (Haghtanak) Avenue, Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Hakob Jivanyan |
Type | Armenian |
Style | Circular style |
Groundbreaking | 8 December 2010 |
Completed | 2015 |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs (Armenian: Սրբոց Նահատակաց եկեղեցի), in Gyumri, Armenia, is the cathedral of the Ordinariate for Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and Eastern Europe of the Armenian Catholic Church. It is located on the Victory (Haghtanak) Avenue, next to the Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture. Construction began in December 2010 and was completed in 2015.[1] The cathedral was originally to be named "Holy Cross", but changed to "Holy Martyrs" in honour of the canonized martyrs of the Armenian genocide.