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[196] [197] In 1991 Catholicos Vazgen I described the cathedral as "our Solomon's Temple." [198] The cathedral complex has been called "Armenian Vatican" as it is a major pilgrimage site for Armenians worldwide. [199] [200] Since the cathedral has been so important to the development of Armenians' sense of identity, a pilgrimage to Etchmiadzin ...
Montebello (Los Angeles area) Holy Cross Cathedral ( Armenian Apostolic Church ) (Oriental Orthodox Communion) 34°01′17″N 118°06′22″W / 34.0214661°N 118.1061242°W / 34.0214661; -118.1061242 ( Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, Montebello, California
According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, Saint Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built. Hence, the patriarch gave the church and the city the new name of Echmiadzin, which may be translated as "the place where the Only Begotten descended".
April 2, 1987 (655 W. Jefferson Blvd. University Park: Landmark large-event venue; headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners: 4: Aloha Apartment Hotel
Hope is a rare commodity on the struggling and hardened streets of downtown Los Angeles, and since 1910, Third Church of Christ, Scientist has extended this promise to passersby without interruption.
The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.
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The Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary [1] or Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church is a parish church and proto-cathedral of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, serving the Ruthenian Eastern Catholic population of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was the first Byzantine church in California.