Holy Mother of God Katoghike Church of Avan (Armenian: Ավանի Սուրբ Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե Եկեղեցի; also Katoghike Tsiranavor church later renamed Surp Hovhannes) is located in Avan district within the limits of Yerevan city; the capital of Armenia. It is the city’s oldest surviving church.