Pemzashen Church, 7th-century church in Pemzashen, Armenia.

Pemzashen Church is a 7th-century cruciform central-plan building with a single intact octagonal drum pierced by four small windows. Its dome has collapsed, but the geometric cornice beneath it survives. A side chapel with its own entry adjoins the main portal, and the rear façades of both church and chapel are partly ruined.

The building dates to the 7th century and sits beside the remains of a 5th-century basilica foundation. This location marks a place of continuous religious importance that spans at least two centuries in Shirak Province.

The lintel over the main portal carries a relief of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, with an angel on either side descending toward her and two flanking figures holding gifts. The angel and figure on the right, and the faces of most others, have been defaced; only the standing figure on the right keeps its face.

The church stands just off the main road through Pemzashen, so it is easy to reach on foot from the village centre. The rear façades of the church and its side chapel are partly in ruin, and remnants of collapsed walls mark where other rooms once stood against the front façade; watch your footing near these stones.

The side chapel has its own entry directly beside the main portal, so it could be used without passing through the nave. On the main lintel, the angel and figure to the right were defaced almost completely, yet the angel's cloth survives and one standing figure kept its face.