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The Kasagh Basilica (), formally known as the Holy Cross Church (, ), is an early medieval Armenian church in the town of
Aparan Aparan ( , colloquially ) is a town in the Aparan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, about 50 kilometers northwest of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 6,451. As per the 2016 official esti ...
in the
Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...
of
Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. It is dated by scholars to the fourth or fifth century. It was originally within the grounds of the Arsacid (Arshakuni) dynasty palace. The church was partly restored in 1877.


Gallery

File:Basilica of the Holy Cross (Aparan, Armenia).jpg, The basilica in 2008 Image:AparanChurch.jpg, View from west side File:Kasagh basilica Strzygowski 1.png File:Kasagh basilica Strzygowski 2.png File:Kasagh basilica Strzygowski 3.png File:Kasagh basilica Strzygowski 4.png File:Kasagh basilica Strzygowski 5.png File:Kasagh basilica Strzygowski 6.png


See also

* List of the oldest churches


References

* Armenian Apostolic churches in Armenia 4th-century churches Churches in Aragatsotn Province Tourist attractions in Aragatsotn Province {{ArmenianApostolic-church-stub