Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Coordinates: 33°53′35″N 35°30′27″E / 33.89294°N 35.50758°E
| Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator | |
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| Armenian: Սուրբ Եղիա – Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի | |
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| Location |
Debbas Square Beirut |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Denomination | Armenian Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Dedication |
Saint Elias Saint Gregory |
The Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator (Armenian: Սուրբ Եղիա – Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի) is a cathedral church of the Armenian Catholic Church in Debbas Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It is the cathedra of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia.[1] The order in which the two eponymous saints are presented in the cathedral's name, Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator, is not fixed.
The architecture of the cathedral reflects some changes from traditional Armenian architecture, drawing artistic inspiration from Rome.[2] Construction was funded in 1928 by Pope Pius XI.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Soorp Kreekor yev Soorp Eghia - St. Elie-St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Patriarchal Cathedral, GCatholic.org
- ↑ Rouben Paul Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, 2nd ed, Scarecrow Press, 2010, ISBN 0-8108-6096-1, p. 103.
- ↑ Nicola Migliorino, (Re)constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria: Ethno-cultural diversity and the state in the aftermath of a refugee crisis, Berghahn Books, 2008, ISBN 1-84545-352-2, p. 51.
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