Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Armenian cathedral in Gyumri, Armenia.
The Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God features traditional Armenian architecture with a cruciform layout and three prominent domes, situated on Vartanants Square in central Gyumri.
Built between 1873 and 1884 during the time of Catholicos Gevorg V, the cathedral remained active even during the Soviet era, surviving religious persecution.
The cathedral serves as the seat of the Diocese of Shirak of the Armenian Apostolic Church and symbolizes the preservation of Armenian religious identity through turbulent times.
Visitors can observe the remains of the original two minor domes preserved in the church yard, which were damaged during the 1988 earthquake in Gyumri.
The cathedral functioned simultaneously for three different Christian denominations - Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic, and Russian Orthodox - in an extraordinary religious arrangement during certain historical periods.
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