Location Debbas Square
Beirut | Country Lebanon | |
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Denomination Armenian Catholic Church Diocese Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia Dedications Elias of Jerusalem, Gregory the Illuminator Similar Saint Sarkis Church of, Saint George Church of, Krtsanis Tsiranavor Surp Astv, Holy Saviour's monaster, Zrkinyants Saint Gevork C | ||
The Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator (Armenian: Սուրբ Եղիա – Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի) is a cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Church in Debbas Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Construction was funded in 1928 by Pope Pius XI. It is the cathedra of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia. 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.
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