Armenian church of Saint Jacob, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox church in 3rd arrondissement, Lyon, France.

The Armenian Church of Saint Jacob stands at 40 rue d'Arménie in Lyon's 3rd arrondissement. The light grey stone building has a broad rectangular body with tall, narrow windows rounded at the top, a lower entrance porch on the left with a rounded archway, and a small octagonal cupola with a cross above the porch. A taller octagonal drum with a pyramidal roof and cross rises from the centre, and a low stone wall and iron gate stand in front.

Construction began in June 1954 and the building was consecrated in 1963 by Archbishop Sérovpé Manoukian. This postwar period marked an important moment for establishing a new chapter in the religious life of Lyon's Armenian community.

The church is dedicated to Jacob of Nisibis, known in Armenian as Sourp Hagop, the name Lyon's Armenian community uses for it. It belongs to the Diocese of the Armenian Church of France, formed in 2006 by a decree of Catholicos Karekin II, and hosts not only religious services but also social and political events. In the courtyard stand khachkars brought from Armenia.

The church stands at 40 rue d'Arménie in Lyon's 3rd arrondissement, near the junction with rue André Philip. The courtyard holds khachkars brought from Armenia, visible from the street. The entrance porch faces the street behind a low stone wall and iron gate; a traffic sign stands at the base of the facade.

The building's realization depended largely on fundraising efforts by the Armenian community, with Garabed Hagopian providing crucial financial support for the project. This story reveals how local residents worked together to create their own religious home through collective effort.