Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. It is one of Armenia's better known churches and a pilgrimage site. Pilgrims visit the church on the Feast of the Holy Translators in October.
The church in 2023
The tomb of Mashtots is located under the altar
An aerial view of the complex
A view of the church and its cylindrical bell-tower
Oshakan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
Oshakan as seen from the western side of Didikond Hill.
Coat of arms
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral built in 1875-79
The front facade of Saint Mesrop Cathedral