Sourb Yerrordutiun (Holy Trinity) Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Sourb Yerrordutiun (Holy Trinity) Church 1830 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Alatuman

Architectural Description

Used to represent a stone building with a wooden covering.

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 45.

At present it is preserved standing and represents a stone building with a wooden roof. Its only entrance opens from its western facade. The pediment of the same side is surmounted by a rectangular structure with a belfry. All the parts of the monument are built of undressed stone, except for its western facade and windows which are finely-finished.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 45.

Foundation
1830 y․

Which was founded in the 1830s.

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 53, ց. 1, գ. 457, թ. 42-67։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 45.

Earthquakes
1899 y․

The earthquake which struck Javakhk on 19 December 1899 caused some harm to the sanctuary.

Мушкетов И., Материалы по ахалкалакскому землетрясению 19-ого декабря 1899 г., “Труды Геологоческаго комитета”, Новая серия, вып 1, СПБ, 1903, с. 22։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 45.

Repairs
1856 y․

As of 1856, the church “...is on the verge of collapse, and there are fears that it may come down altogether. For this reason, the common Armenian people wish to renovate it through their own means...” It is known that the inhabitants of the village succeeded in carrying out this planned overhaul.

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 56, ց. 1, գ. 3436, թ. 8։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 45.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1857 y․

Inscribed above the church entrance:
ԱՐԴԵԱՄԲ ՀԱՍԱՐԱԿ ԺՈՂՈՎՐԴՈՑ ԳԼԽ(ԱՒՈՐ)Ք (Յ)ԱՆՈՒՆ Ս(ՈՒՐ)Բ ՅԵՐՐ(ՈՐԴՈՒԹ)Ե(Ա)Ն ԱԼ(Ա)Թ(Ո)ՒՄ(Ա)Ն ԳԵՂՋ. 1857 ՇԻՆԵՑԱՒ Ս(ՈՒՐ)Բ ՅԵԿԵՂԵՑԻՍ: Transl.: This holy church was [re]-built with the means of the common people of Alatuman Village [in] 1857.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 45.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Type Photo
View Detail
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Its construction inscription.