St.Gregory the Illuminator

St. Gregory the Illuminator is an Armenian Apostolic church built between the 9th and 10th centuries from rough-hewn stone, topped with a plain dome. It stands on the western edge of Tsovasar, also called Tazagyugh, a village in Gegharkunik region.

A wall inscription in Armenian, dated to the 13th century, records that the building was renovated in 1286.

Several khachkars (carved cross-stones) and tombstones stood around the church until the late 19th century.

The church sits at the western edge of Tsovasar (Tazagyugh) village, near Martuni in Gegharkunik region, about 58 km east of Yerevan in a straight line.