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Church in Beirut, Lebanon
Cathedral of Saint Elias. And Saint Gregory the: Illuminator
Սուրբ Եղիա – Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի
LocationDebbas Square
Beirut
CountryLebanon
DenominationCatholic (Armenian Catholic Church)
TraditionArmenian Rite
History
DedicationSaint Elias
Gregory the Illuminator
Architecture
Architect(s)Pascal Paboudjian
Administration
DioceseArmenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia

The Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint 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.

  • Interior
    Interior
  • Exterior
    Exterior

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