Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker (Armenian: Քանաքեռի Սուրբ Տիրամոր Ռուս Ուղղափառ Եկեղեցի (Kanakeri Surb Tiramor Rus Ughghap'ar Yekeghets'i), Russian: Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Канакер), is an active Russian Orthodox church in the old area of Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia. Main church of the Diocese of Yerevan and Armenia.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
Սուրբ Տիրամոր Եկեղեցի Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God, Kanaker, Yerevan
Religion
Affiliation	Russian Orthodox Church
District	Kanaker-Zeytun
Region	Yerevan
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	active
Year consecrated	1912
Location
Location	Zakaria Kanakertsi street, Yerevan, Armenia
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40.2241°N 44.5454°E / 40.2241; 44.5454
Architecture
Architect(s)	Fyodor Verzhbitsky
Style	Russian
Groundbreaking	1913
Completed	1916
Specifications
Dome(s)	2
Materials	stone

History

The church was built in the village of Kanaker-since absorbed by Yerevan-7 kilometres north of the capital's old centre in 1912. Being part of the Yerevan Governorate of the Russian Empire, the church was built to serve the 2nd Caucasian division of the Russian troops deployed near Yerevan, which consisted mainly of Cossacks from Kuban and Poltava. It was designed by the Russian architect Fyodor Verzhbitsky after the fashion typical to military churches. Upon its inauguration, the church was named after Saint Alexander Nevsky.

During the Soviet period, the church was closed and turned into a warehouse, and was reopened with the independence of Armenia in 1991. It was entirely renovated in 2000. The centennial of the church's consecration was commemorated in October 2012, with representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church present.

Gallery

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  The main entrance
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  The tower
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  The belfry
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  The altar
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  Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
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  Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God