St. Gregory (Abughamrians) Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Gregory (Abughamrians) Church

Turkey / Kars / Bash-Shoragyal / Ani

Location

The monument which is otherwise also called Church of Grigor Pahlavuny is situated at the edge of Tzaghkotsadzor, in the west of the New City.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 77.

Historical Introduction
994 y․

Its entrance tympanum is engraved with a donation inscription of 994, which shows that it was completed prior to that year. Its walls bear some inscriptions one of which dates from 1040 and mentions the funerary chapels adjoining it in the north.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 77.

2011 y․

Since 2011 the Turkish specialists have been engaged in the restoration of the monument.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 77.

Architectural Description

Abughamrents St. Grigor rests on a three-step socle and represents a central-domed building which is outwardly polygonal and has six internal apses. Twelve windows widening inward open from the circular tambour which ends in a pointed spire covered with slabs. The only entrance of the church opens from its south-western side. It is plastered inwardly. The south-facing side of the church bears a sundial. Exterior dimensions: 10.8 x 10.9 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 77.

In the late 1990s, Abughamrents Church of Ani had an information board (No. 10, photo by Zaven Sargissian) with the following texts:
(in Turkish): Polatoğlu kilisesi (Abughamrents). Horasandan gelen Pahlavli byelerbeyi Abulamir tarafından yapılmıştır. (in English): The church Polatoğlu of Abughamrents. It was built in 994 A.D. by Pavlavli king Abulamir who was come from Horasan. Transl. from Turkish: Polatoghlu Church (Abughamrents) Built in 994 by Pahlavid Prince of Princes Abul-Amir from Khorasan.

Kortoshian Raffi, What is Concealed in the Turkish Information Boards of Historical Monuments in Western Armenia?, in: "Vardzk", 2012, N 5, p. 7.

Type Photo
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Author Zaven Sargissian
Source Colour Negative

Type Photo
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Direction From the east
Author Archive
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Type Photo
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Direction From the north-east
Author Archive
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Type Photo
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Direction From the south
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2010 y․

Type Photo
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Direction From the south-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2010 y․

Type Photo
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Direction From the east
Author Aram Vruyr
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1915 y․

Type Photo
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Direction From the north-west
Author Archive
Source Colour Negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Archive
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Abughamrents St. Grigor Church in process of partial restoration and conservation