Churches & monasteries
269 items
№ 0013Ani
Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Ani
№ 0014Northern Cyprus
Makaravank in Northern Cyprus
№ 0023Surb Arakelots Monastery
Vardan Vardapet in the courtyard of Surb Arakelots Monastery
№ 0042Tarsus
Armenian monastery of Saint Paul the Apostle in Tarsus
№ 0051Gyumri
Model of Old Gyumri
№ 0064
The Baptism of the Armenian People
№ 0073early 20th century
Portrait of Mkrtich Khrimian, Hayrik
№ 00941890
Armenian nun
№ 0099Gyumri
The bullet-pierced cross of Saint Grigor church of Aykadzor
№ 01041914Aghtamar (Akdamar)
The Holy Cross Cathedral of Aghtamar, 1914
№ 0110Varagavank
The throne of Senekerim Artsruni at Varagavank
+1№ 0111Yerevan
Church of Saints Paul and Peter in Yerevan
№ 0114Ani
The Cathedral of Ani
+2№ 0116Narekavank
Narekavank Monastery
№ 0119Genoa
San Bartolomeo degli Armeni church in Genoa
+2№ 0120Yalta
St. Hripsime Church in Yalta
+1№ 0123Jerusalem
Easter ceremony at the Armenian monastery in Jerusalem
№ 0125
Armenian nuns
+2№ 0135Crimea
Ruins of the Armenian Church of Surb Urbat in Crimea
№ 0136early 20th centuryAlexandropol (Gyumri)
Alexandropol in the early 20th century
№ 015720th century
An Armenian nun in church vestments
№ 01841884Khtskonk (Beşkilise)
The Church of Surb Sargis at Khtskonk, 1884
№ 0192Jerusalem
Star-shaped arches in St. James Cathedral, Jerusalem
+1№ 0205Khtskonk (Beşkilise)
The Church of Surb Sargis at Khtskonk Monastery
№ 0220Surb Arakelots Monastery
Vardan Vardapet at the Surb Arakelots Monastery of Mush
№ 0221Odzun
The Stele of Odzun Monastery
№ 02221910Haghartsin
Haghartsin Monastery near Dilijan, 1910
№ 0226Ani
Interior of the Church of Tigran Honents, Ani
№ 02421907Marash (Kahramanmaraş)
Consecration of St. Gevorg Church in Marash, 1907
№ 02611926New Britain (Connecticut)
Consecration of St. Stephen’s Church, New Britain, 1926
№ 0272
The lost heritage of Armenian churches
№ 0280
The Holy Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew
№ 02971895Yerevan
Vardges Surenyants, “Trampled Sanctity”, 1895
№ 0302Ani
Ani: a ruined church
№ 0309Manchester
Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Manchester
№ 03141980sNakhijevan (Nakhchivan)
A 13th-century Armenian monastery in Nakhijevan
№ 0320Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The Tomb of Saint Hripsime
№ 0324Aksaray
The Church of the Holy Mother of God (Red Church), Aksaray
№ 0326Ktuts Island
Ktuts Monastery on Lake Van
№ 03271302–1304Tatev
The Tatev bells (1302 and 1304)
№ 0329Urtsadzor
The Castle of Gevorg Marzpetuni (Tapi Berd)
№ 0330Mush
Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush
№ 0341Beirut
Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Beirut
№ 03501691Caesarea (Kayseri)
Silver Gospel cover, Caesarea, 1691
№ 0351São Paulo
The Armenian church in São Paulo
№ 0352Constantinople (Istanbul)
The Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Constantinople
№ 03531970Tatev
Village women at Tatev Monastery, 1970
№ 035719th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Reliquary with a wooden fragment of Noah’s Ark
№ 03621666–1668Amsterdam
The Armenian Bible Printed in Amsterdam
№ 03651260Cilicia
A miniature by Toros Roslin
№ 03661935
The Face of Christ by Ariel Agemian
№ 03711700–1825
Church Staff with a Serpent Head
№ 0373Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Golden letters of the Armenian alphabet and golden cross
+5№ 0376
Active Armenian churches in the early 20th century
№ 03781814Armenia
Blessing cross with precious stones, 1814
№ 0388Bethlehem
The Place of Christ’s Birth in Bethlehem
№ 0395Kobayr
Wall paintings of Kobayr Monastery
+2№ 0396Constantinople (Istanbul)
Architect Trdat and the Dome of Hagia Sophia
+4№ 0398Ani
Ani Cathedral from the south-east
№ 0411Geghard
Inside the Rock-Cut Monastery of Geghard
№ 04141751United States
Saghavart (liturgical crown), 1751
№ 041518th centuryVan
Silver censer, Van, 18th century
№ 04161611Musa Ler (Musa Dagh)
Silver Mitre from Musa Ler, 1611
№ 0424Zvartnots
Ruins of the Zvartnots temple
+2№ 0431Rome
The Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas in Rome
№ 04331909–1917Yalta
St. Hripsime Church in Yalta under snow
+6№ 0436Feodosia
The Church of Surb Sargis in Feodosia
№ 0440New Julfa (Isfahan)
The Holy Bethlehem Church in New Julfa
№ 044718th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Silver cup, 18th century
№ 0449
Bible Cover with the Crucifixion
№ 0454Aghtamar (Akdamar)
Aghtamar Island and the Church of the Holy Cross
№ 04551312Mush
Wooden Door of the Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush, 1312
№ 045719-րդ դարի վերջVanadzor
People by a church in a village near Vanadzor
№ 04581486
Wooden door of the Church of the Holy Apostles, 1486
№ 04594th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Entrance to Etchmiadzin Cathedral
№ 04601901Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Komitas in Etchmiadzin, 1901
+2№ 0467Sanahin
Sanahin Monastery
№ 0469Kilis
Surp Hovhannes Armenian Church, Kilis
№ 0470Tatev
The Gavazan pillar at Tatev Monastery
№ 04731915Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Nuns of Saint Gayane Church, 1915
№ 04761912Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Celebration of the 1500th anniversary of the Armenian alphabet, 1912
№ 0489Jerusalem
The wooden ladder of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
№ 04961735Constantinople (Istanbul)
Armenian church mitre, Constantinople, 1735
№ 051718th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The Virgin and Child with the 12 Apostles
№ 0518Yerevan
Church in the Yerevan City Cemetery
№ 0520Armenia
Cross with a particle of the Cross of the Lord
№ 05211680Armenia
Illuminated Gospel, 1680
№ 05241983
Catholicos Vazgen I by a waterfall, 1983
№ 052719th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Holy Reliquary, 19th Century
№ 05291815Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Vessel for the Holy Myron, 1815
№ 0534Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Vessel for preparing the Holy Myron
№ 0535
Armenian reliquary in a gold setting
№ 053818th centuryKutina (Kütahya)
Painted egg, 18th century
№ 05401853Armenia
Sacramental Tiara, 1853
№ 0545
Grigor Narekatsi in a miniature
№ 054719th centuryArmenia
Chalice and paten, 19th century
№ 05491787Caesarea (Kayseri)
Incense casket from Caesarea, 1787
№ 0571Smyrna (Izmir)
Saint Toros Church in Smyrna
№ 0572Sanahin
Gravestone at Sanahin Monastery
№ 05951930Tatev
Tatev Monastery in 1930
№ 0613Vahanavank
Vahanavank Monastery
№ 061713th centuryDsegh
The “Surb Terunakan” khachkar, Dsegh
№ 0621Manchester
Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Manchester
№ 0623Aghtamar (Akdamar)
Church of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar
№ 0625early 20th centuryMush
Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush, early 20th century
№ 0626Saghmosavank
Wall painting in the church of Saghmosavank
№ 06271627New Julfa (Isfahan)
The Armenian Church of Holy Bethlehem in New Julfa
№ 0629early 14th centurySpitakavor
Relief of a mounted hunter, early 14th century
№ 0638Akhtala
Frescoes of the church of Akhtala Monastery
№ 0640Saghmosavank
Section of a Wall at Saghmosavank with Khachkars
+1№ 0642Kars
Church of the Holy Apostles in Kars
№ 0647Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Main entrance of Etchmiadzin Cathedral
№ 06521666Amsterdam
The first printed Armenian Bible, Amsterdam, 1666
№ 0653Voskepar
The Village of Voskepar in Tavush
№ 0654early 20th centuryAlexandropol (Gyumri)
Alexandropol (Gyumri) in the early 20th century
№ 0657Hajin (Saimbeyli)
Saint Hakob Monastery in Hajin in 1915 and 2021
№ 0663South Kartli
Saint Shushanik
№ 0672Gandzasar
“Adam and Eve” relief on the façade of Gandzasar Monastery
№ 06841948Zvartnots
Ruins of the Zvartnots Temple, 1948
№ 0688Jerusalem
The Dome of St James Cathedral in Jerusalem
№ 07111302Tatev
The oldest surviving bell in Armenia, Tatev
№ 0714Sanahin
Sanahin Monastery
№ 0719Geghard
Khachkar at Geghard Monastery
№ 0722Amberd
Amberd fortress
№ 0730Sevanavank
Sevanavank
№ 07381687Caesarea (Kayseri)
Gold pyx, Caesarea, 1687
№ 0749Dvin
Two-Metre Cross from the Ruins of Dvin
№ 07581920Kars
Armenian soldiers in the yard of the Holy Apostles Church in Kars, 1920
№ 07591900Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, 1900
№ 076619-րդ դարի վերջMush
National festival at Surb Karapet Monastery, Mush
№ 0769Gyumri
Gyumri from above
№ 0789Haghpat
Haghpat Monastery
№ 0799Tehran
Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran
№ 0800Saghmosavank
Saghmosavank and Mount Ararat
№ 0801Noravank
Entrance Doors of Noravank Monastery
№ 0807Aghtamar (Akdamar)
Relief of the Church of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar
№ 0810Spitakavor
The portal of Spitakavor Monastery
№ 08171903Mush
Feast Day at the Monastery of Surb Karapet, Mush, 1903
№ 0818Lor
South entrance of Saint Gevorg Church in Lor
№ 0827Feodosia
The grave of Hovhannes Aivazovsky in Feodosia
№ 0832Noravank
Noravank Monastery Complex
№ 0846Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Interior of Holy Etchmiadzin
№ 0847Tatev
Tatev Monastery
№ 086014th centuryConstantinople (Istanbul)
Mosaic of Gregory the Illuminator in the Pammakaristos Church
№ 0863Adana
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Adana
№ 08674th centuryArtashat
4th-century church discovered at Artashat
№ 0875Aintab (Gaziantep)
Church of the Holy Mother of God in Aintab
№ 0876Ani
Inside the Cathedral of Ani
№ 0879Khndzoresk
Khndzoresk
№ 0881Batum (Batumi)
The Armenian Church in Batumi
№ 0888c. 1900Vanadzor
The Church of Surb Mariam Astvatsatsin, Vanadzor
№ 0892early 20th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The Church of Saint Hripsime, early 20th century
№ 0919Alexandropol (Gyumri)
Holy Mother of God “Seven Wounds” Church, Gyumri
№ 09211950sEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Avetik Isahakyan and Vazgen I at Etchmiadzin
№ 094317th centuryArmenia
“The Sevan Madonna”, 17th century
№ 0956Kars
Armenian priests in Kars
№ 0959Darashamb
Monastery of Saint Stepanos (Darashamb)
№ 0963Maku
Monastery of Saint Thaddeus
№ 0974Artaz (Maku)
The Chapel of Surb Astvatsatsin at Dzordzor
№ 0976Ani
The Ani bridge seen from a ruined church
№ 0984Aleppo
The Church of the Forty Martyrs in Aleppo
№ 0986Northern Cyprus
Makaravank before and after 1974
№ 09901904Baku
Armenians of Baku celebrate Christmas, 1904
№ 0995Dhaka
Church of the Holy Resurrection in Dhaka
№ 09971936Aleppo
St. Gregory Church in Aleppo, 1936
№ 100713th centuryCilicia
Toros Roslin, “Adoration of the Magi”, 13th century
№ 1010Saghmosavank
Khachkar of Saghmosavank
№ 10121312Mush
Wooden door of the Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush, 1312
№ 1015Noravank
Tombstone of an Orbelian prince at Noravank
№ 1019Northern Cyprus
Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Northern Cyprus
№ 10211891Worcester (Massachusetts)
The first Armenian church in America, Worcester, 1891
№ 1022
Mkrtich I Khrimian
№ 1023
Vardges Sureniants: the Catholicos and the tsar’s decree
№ 103213th centuryEtchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The folding icon of King Hetum II
№ 1036Armenia
Joint stamp issue of Armenia and Iran
№ 10431952Alexandria
Funeral of Sose Mayrik in Alexandria, 1952
№ 10491898Boston
Mesrop Mashtots as a young priest
№ 10557th centuryJerusalem
Mosaic with an Armenian inscription in Jerusalem, 7th century
№ 1057Armenia
King Trdat III
№ 1076Vienna
Saint Gregory and King Trdat, miniature
№ 1079Mardin
Bishop Ignatius Maloyan
№ 1081Armenia
Catholicos Vazgen I by the portrait of Mkrtich I Khrimian
№ 10831901Yerevan
Komitas in Yerevan, 1901
№ 10861912Zeitun (Süleymanlı)
The Armenian bishop of Zeitun at Easter, 1912
№ 10931814Armenia
Blessing cross, 1814
№ 10941990
Hunger strikers in conversation with Vazgen I, 1990
№ 1105Nakhijevan (Nakhchivan)
The Armenian Cathedral of Nakhijevan
№ 1109Mush
The Monastery of Surb Karapet near Mush
№ 11101912Baku
Cathedral of Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew in Baku, 1912
№ 1116Feodosia
The grave of Hovhannes Aivazovsky in Feodosia
№ 1125Sardarapat
The Battle of Sardarapat, May 1918
№ 11281912Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Celebration of the 1500th anniversary of the Armenian alphabet, 1912
№ 1130Bash-Aparan (Aparan)
Battle of Bash-Aparan, 27 May 1918
+2№ 1131
28 May: Day of the First Republic of Armenia
№ 1133Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The Gevorgian Theological Seminary in Etchmiadzin
№ 1143Artashat
The oldest church found in Armenia, Artashat
№ 1146Constantinople (Istanbul)
Architect Trdat and the dome of Hagia Sophia
+3№ 1157Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)
The Armenian Church of Surb Astvatsatsin in Akkerman
№ 1170Nakhijevan (Nakhchivan)
The door of the Armenian cathedral in Nakhijevan
№ 1173Nakhijevan (Nakhchivan)
A destroyed Armenian monastery in Nakhijevan
+6№ 1174Haghartsin
The Haghartsin monastery complex in Tavush
№ 1179
Patriarch Maghakia Ormanian
№ 11801915Alexandretta (İskenderun)
Armenian refugees in a church, Alexandretta, 1915
№ 1182New Julfa (Isfahan)
New Julfa and the Holy Saviour (Vank) Cathedral
№ 1185Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
A dance ensemble by the Church of Saint Gayane
№ 1186Maku
The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in Iran
№ 1191Artik
The door of Saint Stepanos Church (Lmbatavank)
№ 11931878Alexandropol (Gyumri)
The Church of the Holy Saviour, Alexandropol, 1878
№ 1196Dadivank
Inside Dadivank Monastery
№ 1201Mardin
Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan
№ 1209Zvartnots
The ruins of Zvartnots Cathedral
№ 12131920sTsaghkadzor
Orphans from Alexandropol by Kecharis Monastery
№ 1214Varzahan
The Armenian cemetery at Varzahan
№ 1216Ani
The Convent of the Virgins in Ani
№ 1219Hajin (Saimbeyli)
Saint Hakob Monastery of Hajin in 1915 and 2021
№ 1223Ani
Ani Cathedral
№ 1226Kaptavank
Kaptavank in Tavush
№ 1227Tatev
Gavazan, the swinging pillar of Tatev Monastery
№ 1228Sanahin
The vaulted passage of Sanahin Monastery
№ 1230Kars
The Church of the Holy Apostles in Kars
№ 1231Shushi
The bell tower of the Shushi cathedral and an angel statue
№ 1238early 20th centuryKars
The Church of the Holy Apostles in Kars, early 20th century
№ 1240early 20th centuryAdana
The Armenian Quarter of Adana, early 20th century
+7№ 1242Aintab (Gaziantep)
The Church of the Holy Mother of God in Aintab
№ 1244Surb Arakelots Monastery
Surb Arakelots Monastery near Mush, then and now
№ 12451895Yerevan
Vardges Sureniants, “Desecrated Sanctuary”, 1895
№ 1248c. 1915Alexandropol (Gyumri)
Holy Mother of God (Seven Wounds) Church, c. 1915
№ 12491304Tatev
Bell of Tatev Monastery, 1304
№ 1256Tiflis (Tbilisi)
Shamkhoretsots Holy Mother of God Church in Tiflis
№ 12581960sKars
The Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Kars
№ 1266Lernahovit
Christian relief found in Lernahovit
№ 1273Paris
Armenian Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Paris
№ 1274Naples
Interior of San Gregorio Armeno, Naples
№ 1278Buenos Aires
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church in Buenos Aires
№ 1284Saghmosavank
Khachkars at Saghmosavank
№ 128512th centuryAni
A relic from Ani with the Virgin and Jesus
№ 1286Tatev
Tatev Monastery
№ 1287Constantinople (Istanbul)
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Constantinople
№ 129021st centuryGandzasar
Carved wooden doors of Gandzasar Monastery
№ 12941900–1901Mush
Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush
№ 1295Ktuts Island
Ktuts Monastery on Lake Van
№ 1296Tatev
The Wings of Tatev cable car
+1№ 1297Ani
The ruins of the city of Ani
№ 1299Abastumani
Surb Gevorg Church in Abastumani
№ 1300Varagavank
Monastery of the Holy Cross of Varag (Varagavank)
№ 13031945Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Enthronement of Catholicos Gevorg VI, 1945
№ 1305Madras (Chennai)
The Armenian Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in Madras
№ 1318Beirut
The Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Beirut
№ 1322Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin
№ 1325Anipemza
The Yereruyk Basilica
№ 1326Yalta
The Armenian Church of Saint Hripsime in Yalta
№ 1335Talin
Talin Cathedral
№ 1340Ani
Interior of the Church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents, Ani
№ 13425th–6th centuries
The Silver Cross of Nerses
№ 13581895Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
Khrimian Hayrik near Etchmiadzin, Aivazovsky, 1895
№ 13602026Armenia
Armenia on The New York Times 2026 List
№ 1382Kobayr
Kobayr monastic complex
№ 1384Goshavank
The Goshavank monastic complex
№ 1385Sevanavank
The Sevanavank Monastery Complex
№ 1386Haghartsin
Haghartsin monastic complex
№ 1391Geghard
Geghard Monastery
№ 13941931Tatev
Armenian Women in the Ruins of Tatev Monastery, 1931
№ 14021899Constantinople (Istanbul)
Procession of Patriarch Stepan Azaryan, Constantinople, 1899
№ 14041922Ankara
An Armenian Catholic Priest in Ankara, 1922
№ 1420Mush
Vardan Vardapet at the Surb Arakelots Monastery of Mush
№ 1431Singapore
The Armenian community of Singapore
№ 1439
Cardinal Gregory-Peter XV Agagianian
№ 14402018Vatican
The monument to Grigor Narekatsi in the Vatican
№ 144514th century