St. Mesrop the Translator Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Mesrop the Translator Church 1868 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Azavret

Historical Introduction
1868 y․

It was built in 1868.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 41.

Earthquakes
1899 y․

The monument was damaged by the earthquake of 19 December 1899.

Мушкетов И., Материалы по ахалкалакскому землетрясению 19-ого декабря 1899 г., “Труды Геологоческаго комитета”, Новая серия, вып 1, СПБ, 1903, с. 24։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 41.

Description
1885 y․

Its western pediment is surmounted by a double-floor belfry. A visitor who saw it in 1885 writes: “...they have a magnificent church built of finely-dressed stone, but having a wooden roof.”

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 44։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 41.

At present the church of Holy Translator Mesrop stands in a good state of preservation.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 41.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1868 y․

A four-line inscription is engraved on the tympanum of the only entrance of the church opening from its southern facade:
Ս. ՄԵՍՐՈՎԲ ԹԱՐԳՄԱՆԻՉ ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻՍ | ՀԱՅՈՑ ԿԱՌՈՒՑԱՒ ԱՐԴԵԱՄ(Բ)Ք ԵՒ | ԾԱԽԻՒՔ ՀԱՄԱՅՆ ԺՈՂՈՎՐԴՈՑ ԱԶԱՒՐԷԹ ԳԵՂՋ | ԱՄԻ ՓՐԿՉԻՆ 1868. ԻՍԿ ՀԱ(ՅՈՑ) ՌՅԺԶ: Transl.: The Armenian Church of Mesrop THE Holy Translator was built through the means and efforts of the entire population of Azavret Village in the year 1868 of Our Lord and 1317 of the Armenian calendar.

Սամվել Կարապետյան, Ջավախք, Երևան, 2006, էջ 42: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 41.

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

Type Photo
View Partial view
Direction From the south-east
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․

The construction inscription of 1868.

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

Its only entrance opening from its southern facade.