ized ▁mart y rs ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Mart y rs ▁is ▁a ▁past iche ▁of ▁forms ▁derived ▁from ▁medieval ▁Armen ian ▁architecture , ▁in ▁particular ▁Z v art not s . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁b elf ry ▁at ▁its ▁entrance . ▁The ▁architect ▁is ▁H ak ob ▁J iv any an , ▁while ▁the ▁construction ▁engineer ▁is ▁H ak ob ▁Bag hd as ary an . ▁The ▁decor ative ▁sculpt ures ▁are ▁composed ▁by ▁Raz m ik ▁Ay v az yan . ▁ ▁Con sec r ation ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁K rik or ▁Bed ros ▁XX ▁Gab roy an , ▁C athol icos - Pat ri arch ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁and ▁Leon ardo ▁Sand ri , ▁Pref ect ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Oriental ▁Church es . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁is ▁named ▁" H oly ▁Mart y rs " ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide ▁( in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁canon ized ▁them ▁as ▁mart y rs ). ▁ ▁Pap al ▁Vis it ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Pope ▁Francis , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁C