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title: Saint Hripsime Church
author: James Blake Wiener
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Saint Hripsime Church

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Saint Hripsime Church](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7410.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7410.jpg)

## Image Caption

Saint Hripsime Church was built in Etchmiadzin ([Vagharshapat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vagharshapat/)), [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) on the orders of Catholicos Komitas I Aghtsetsi (r. 615-628) and dedicated to Saint Hripsime (d. c. 290 CE) who was one of Armenia's first Christian martyrs. The site had previously been occupied by a Greco-[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) similar to the one at Garni as well as a martyrium, which was destroyed by the [Sasanian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/) in the 4th century CE. The current structure was consecrated in 618 CE, and the church contains the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Saint Hripsime. The architectural complexity of the church is widely considered one of the great achievements of medieval Armenian [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/).

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, October 12). Saint Hripsime Church. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7410/saint-hripsime-church/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Saint Hripsime Church." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7410/saint-hripsime-church/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Saint Hripsime Church." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7410/saint-hripsime-church/>.

## License & Copyright

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