The Church of Gregory the Illuminator, or the Armenian Church of St. Gregory is a church in Singapore that is a member of the Armenian Apostolic Church and was built in 1835 and was consecrated on March 26 1836. It is located in Singapore's Downtown Core, at the junction of Coleman and Hill Street, and was designed by the architect George Drumgold Coleman, who also designed the Parliament House of Singapore. Recognised as George Coleman’s masterpiece and the finest landmark of early Singapore, St Gregory’s Church was gazetted as a national monument on June 28 1973. A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ... The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes incorrectly called the Armenian Orthodox Church is the worlds oldest national church and one of the original churches, having been founded in 301. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... To consecrate an inaminate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Parliament House The Parliament House of Singapore is a public building and cultural landmark and houses the Parliament of Singapore. ...
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Journey to Singapore's Yesteryears - Historical Landmarks - Armenian Church. Victoria School IT Club. URL accessed on June 11, 2005.
[http://www.amassia.com.au/church.htm Respected Citizens: the History of Armenians
in Singapore and Malaysia]. URL accessed on January 2, 2006. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gregory the Illuminator is the apostle, national saint, and patron of Armenia.
Gregory set up other bishops throughout the land and fixed his residence at Ashtishat (in the province of Taron), where the temple had been made into the church of Christ, "mother of all Armenian churches".
Nevertheles this "Confession of Gregory the Illuminator" was accepted as authentic and used as a kind of official creed by the Armenian Church during all the centuries that followed.
GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR was the chief bishop of Armenia from circa 314 to 325, one of the major saints of the Armenian church, and author of the conversion of the Armenian people to Christianity.
The cult of Gregory and the veneration of his relics became popular in the second half of the fifth and especially in the sixth and seventh centuries.
Saint Gregory the Illuminator (alternate: Armenian: Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ translit.
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