The Cathedral of Talin stands in the cemetery of Talin in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. Its construction is attributed to Prince Nerseh Kamsarakan, who ruled the region in the seventh century. An inscription on the nearby church names a Nerseh, patrician proconsul and lord of Shirak and Asharunik. Based on its style, the cathedral is assumed to date to the late seventh century.
It is a domed basilica in the Armenian tradition, with a twelve-sided drum over the center. Two side prayer rooms flank the apse, each with a secret passage entrance on the second story. Remnants of frescoes of the Apostles survive around the semi-dome of the apse.
The dome and much of the western wing have collapsed. The site is inactive and in ruins. The adjacent small church has an octagonal domed roof.
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