Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi
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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Basic information | |
Location | Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | ruined (1989) |
Architectural description | |
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.
Gallery
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View of the ruins of the church (top center right) from Narikala fortress
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View of Tbilisi, in the early 1900s, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii.jpg
View of the church in historical Tbilisi
See also
- Ejmiatsin Church, a nearby Armenian church
- Armenians in Georgia
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:Armenian Art 1989
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Bibliography
- Template:Karapetyan 1998 (photographic documentation, newspaper articles)
External links
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Photos
- Before-and-after photos
- Photos of Karmir Avetaran after the explosion
- Another set after the explosion
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