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| caption               = Surp Anna Church and [[Katoghike Church, Yerevan|Katoghike Church]]
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| location              = [[Abovyan Street]], [[Kentron District]], [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]
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| religious_affiliation = [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]
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| architect             = Vahagn Movsisyan
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'''Saint Anna Church''' ({{langx|hy|Սուրբ Աննա Եկեղեցի}} ''Surb Anna Yekeghets'i'') is an Armenian Apostolic Church opened in 2015 in the [[Kentron District]] of [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], adjacent to the 13th-century [[Katoghike Church, Yerevan|Katoghike Church]].

== History ==
[[File:Yerevan residence of the Catholicos.jpg|thumb|left|The pontifical residence at the churchyard]]
On July 4, 2009, a ground blessing service was conducted by Catholicos [[Karekin II]] for the construction of Saint Anna Church and an adjacent complex intended to serve as the Yerevan residence of the [[Catholicos of All Armenians|Catholicos]]. The ceremony was attended by President [[Serzh Sargsyan]]; President of the Constitutional Court, Gagik Harutyunian; Mayor of Yerevan, Gagik Beglarian; members of the Brotherhood of Holy [[Etchmiadzin]], members of the Supreme Spiritual Council national and Armenian-American benefactors Hirair Hovnanian and his wife, Anna, after whom the church has been named.<ref>{{cite web | title = The residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians will be constructed within 2 years | url = http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=33936 | publisher = PanArmenian News | accessdate = 2009-07-04}}</ref>

Construction commenced in 2011 and was completed in 2014. On April 30, 2015, the church was consecrated by Catholicos [[Karekin II]].<ref name="aravot">{{cite web|url=http://www.aravot.am/2015/04/30/566938/ |title=Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոսի ձեռամբ օծվեց Երևանի Ս. Աննա եկեղեցին {{pipe}} Առավոտ – Լուրեր Հայաստանից (Surp Anna Church) |publisher=aravot.am|accessdate=2015-05-02}}</ref>

Based on a design by architect Vahagn Movsisyan, the church is of single-domed cruciform style with a belfry at the entrance. The pontifical residence is located to the west of the church.

== References ==
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{{Contemporary Armenian Churches}}
{{Yerevan landmarks}}

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[[Category:Armenian Apostolic church buildings in Yerevan]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 2014]]
[[Category:21st-century churches in Armenia]]
[[Category:21st-century Oriental Orthodox church buildings]]