Armenian Church of Saint Gregory The Illuminator | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Rite | Armenian Rite |
Patron | St. Gregory the Illuminator |
Year consecrated | 1836 |
Location | |
Location | 60 Hill Street, Singapore |
Country | Singapore |
Geographic coordinates | 1°17′35″N 103°50′57.5″E / 1.29306°N 103.849306°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | George Drumgoole Coleman |
Style | Neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | 1834 |
Completed | 1835 |
Construction cost | 5,058 Spanish dollars |
Designated as NHL | |
Designated | 6 July 1973 |
Reference no. | 2 |
The Armenian Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, referred to locally as the Armenian Church, is the oldest surviving Christian church in Singapore,[1][2] located at Hill Street in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area. The church was completed in 1835 and consecrated the next year. Originally a parish of the Armenian Apostolic Church, an Oriental Orthodox denomination, the last Armenian parish priest left in the late 1930s as Armenian population in Singapore dwindled. It was designated as a national monument in 1973. Armenian and Oriental Orthodox services are now regularly held at the church.
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