Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church

Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church
Status	Active
Location
Location	Oshakan, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
Territory	Armenia
Architecture
Type	Basilica without dome
Style	Armenian
Groundbreaking	1875
Completed	1879

Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral is a 19th-century church in the Oshakan village of Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. Currently, it is the seat of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The church is famous for being the burial place of Saint Mesrop Mashtots; the creator of the Armenian alphabet.

The church was built between 1875 and 1879 by Catholicos Gevork IV of Armenia, replacing an old chapel built by Prince Vahan Amatouni back in 443. The belfry was added in 1884.

During the recent years, the entrance to the church was decorated with 36 khachkars (cross-stones), depicting the 36 original letters of the Armenian alphabet created by Saint Mesrop.