Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի |
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![]() Church of the Red Gospel in the early 1900s |
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Location | Avlabari district,![]() |
Geographic coordinates | 41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°ECoordinates: 41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | destroyed (1989) |
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Architectural style | Armenian |
Completed | 1775 |
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Dome height (outer) | 40 meters |
The Church of the Red Gospel (Armenian: Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի, Karmir Avetaran Yekeghetsi; Armenian: Կարմիր վանք, Karmir Vank ) or Shamkoretsots Sourb Astvatsatsin Church (Armenian: Շամքորեցոց Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, meaning Shamkor Inhabitants' Holy Mother of God Church)[1] is a ruined 18th century Armenian church in the Avlabar district of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.
It was built in 1735[2] or 1775[3] or 1808,[1] and renovated during the 19th century.[2] According to Armenian sources, on April 13, 1989, the church was "blown up"[1] or "destroyed.".[4] Georgian officials deny that it was blown up, and ascribed its destruction to the intensity of an earthquake that had struck Tbilisi a day before.[5] At 40 meters, it was the tallest Armenian church in Tbilisi. Today it stands in ruins, with its cupola gone.
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Gallery
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View of the ruins of the church (top center right) from Narikala fortress
See also
- Ejmiatsin Church, a nearby Armenian church
- Armenians in Georgia
References
- ^ a b c "Shamkoretsots (Shamkor Inhabitants') Sourb Astvatzatzin (Holy Virgin) Church". Research on Armenian Architecture. http://www.raa.am/Jard/Georgia/Shamkoretsots_Galery.htm. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ a b Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989) Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586 ISBN 0-8109-0625-2
- ^ Hewsen, Robert H. (2001), Armenia: A Historical Atlas (1st ed.), Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p. 214, ISBN 0-226-33228-4, http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/332284.html
- ^ Ghazinyan, Aris. "Crisis of Faith: Armenian identity threatened in Tbilisi". ArmeniaNow. http://www.armenianow.com/news/8614/crisis_of_faith_armenian_identity. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "THE CONDITION OF THE ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN GEORGIA". Research on Armenian Architecture. http://www.raa.am/Jard/FR_set_E_Cond_Georgia.htm. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
Bibliography
- Karapetyan, Samvel (1998) (in Armenian), The State Policy of Georgia and the Monuments of Armenian Culture (1988-1998) (1st ed.), Yerevan: Research on Armenian Architecture, pp. IX–XI, ISBN 5-8080-0144-7, http://raa.am/BOOK_2/book_2_E_FrSet.htm (photographic documentation, newspaper articles)
External links
Photos
- Before-and-after photos
- Photos of Karmir Avetaran after the explosion
- Another set after the explosion