page_title: Cathedral of Mren
hierarchical_section_title: Cathedral of Mren
caption_attribution_description: English: The 7th century Armenian Cathedral of Mren in historical Armenia (now eastern Turkey) near the border with the Republic of Armenia.
context_page_description: The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th-century Armenian church in an abandoned medieval town site called Mren. It is located in the Kars region of Turkey near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River.
  The church of Mren is a domed triple-nave basilica, believed, on the basis of an inscription on its west facade and on stylistic features, to have been built 631–639. It was built by an Armenian ally of the emperor Heraclius to celebrate his entry into Jerusalem in 628.
context_section_description: The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th-century Armenian church in an abandoned medieval town site called Mren. It is located in the Kars region  of Turkey near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River.
  The church of Mren is a domed triple-nave basilica, believed, on the basis of an inscription on its west facade and on stylistic features, to have been built 631–639. It was built by an Armenian ally of the emperor Heraclius to celebrate his entry into Jerusalem in 628.
caption: Mren in the early 20th century
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