Armenian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

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The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris at No. 15 of rue Jean-Goujon.

History: The first stone was laid on 5 October 1902 in the presence of Bishop Kévork Utudjian (1851-1919). It was built between 1902 and 1904 thanks to Alexander Mantachiants (or Mantachev), a rich Armenian native of Tbilisi who made a fortune in oil and who bought the land for 450,000 francs. From its foundation in December 2006 by Catholicos Garéguine II Nersissian, the cathedral is the seat of the Armenian diocese of France. In front of the cathedral are installed a 13th century crossstone and a statue in tribute to the Armenian volunteers of the French army who died for France during the First World War. At the beginning of October 2018, the cathedral hosts the funeral of artist Charles Aznavour.

Organ: Organ Danion-Gonzalez (1970); 2 keyboards with 61 notes and 32 notes pedal; electric transmissions; 17 games (15 real). The organ is sold at Notre-Dame de Senlis Cathedral for one euro and leaves Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral in September 2018. He...