It is the oldest surviving monument in the borders of Rostov-on-Don.

In 1972, it was turned into a museum of Russian-Armenian friendship, but was reopened as an Armenian Apostolic Church in 2000.

[1][2] The church is situated in the modern-day Voroshilovsky (North) rayon, on a high hill near the river.

Several famous Armenian people like Harutyun Alamdaryan, Raphael Patkanian and Mikael Nalbandian are buried near the church.

This article on an Oriental Orthodox place of worship in Russia is a stub.