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.
| Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի | |
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.png) Church of the Red Gospel in the early 1900s | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | ruined (1989) |
| Location | |
| Location | Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 1775 |
| Dome height (outer) | 40 meters |
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.
Gallery
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View of the church in historic Tbilisi -
The ruins of the church after 1989 -
Location of the church (upper right) within the Avlabari district -
Closeup of the ruins -
View of the ruins (top center right) from Narikala fortress -
The ruins in 2016
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See also
edit- Armenian churches of Tbilisi
- Ejmiatsin Church, a nearby Armenian church
- Armenians in Georgia
References
edit- ^ a b c "Shamkoretsots (Shamkor Inhabitants') Sourb Astvatzatzin (Holy Virgin) Church". Research on Armenian Architecture. 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. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
- ^ Ghazinyan, Aris. "Crisis of Faith: Armenian identity threatened in Tbilisi". ArmeniaNow. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "THE CONDITION OF THE ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN GEORGIA". Research on Armenian Architecture. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
Bibliography
edit- Karapetyan, Samvel (1998), The State Policy of Georgia and the Monuments of Armenian Culture (1988-1998) (in Armenian) (1st ed.), Yerevan: Research on Armenian Architecture, pp. IX–XI, ISBN 5-8080-0144-7 (photographic documentation, newspaper articles)
External links
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Photos
edit- Before-and-after photos
- Photos of Karmir Avetaran after the explosion Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Another set after the explosion
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