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Sourb Astvatzamor (Holy Virgin) Church 1856 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Alastan

Location

The Armenian Catholic church of Sourb Astvatzamor (Holy Virgin) stands a little west of the older church of the village.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 48.

Historical Introduction
1856 — 1903 yy․

It was founded in 1856: “...a stone-built church... dedicated to the Assumption of Holy Virgin Mary [and erected] through the parishioners’ means in the year 1856.” The monument underwent overhaul in 1863 and 1903.

«Օրացոյց և պատկեր տօնից», Թիֆլիս, 1916, էջ 81։ «Արձագանք», 1885, N 26, էջ 368։ Also see Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 102, թ. 36: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 48.

At present Sourb Astvatzamor Church is a functioning sanctuary.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 48.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1903 y․

Engraved on the southern entrance arch of the church:
ՌՅԾԲ 1903 | ՎԵՐԱՓՈԽՈՒՄՆ Ս(ՈՒՐԲ) ԱՍՏՎԱԾԱԾՆԻ | ՅԻՇԱՏԱԿ ՊԵՏՐՈՍ ԴՈՒԴՈՒԿՃԵԱՆԻ | ԱԼԱՍՏԱՆ ԳԻՒՂԻ ԵԿԵՂԵՑՒՈՅՆ: Transl.: [In] 1903 the church of Alastan Village [dedicated to] the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God in memory of Petros Dudukjian.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 49.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1790 y․

A 9-line inscription carved on the middle part of a table-cloth embroidered in golden threads:
ՅԻՇԱՏԱԿ Է ԷՐԶՐՈՒ|ՄԻ ԱՐԾԱԹԻ ԳԻՒՂՆ | Ս(ՈՒՐ)Բ Ա(ՍՏՈՒԱ)ԾԱԾՆԱՅ ԵԿ(Ե)Ղ(Ե)ՑՒ(Ո)ՅՆ, | ՕԳՆՈՒԹԻ(ՒՆ) Ի ԺՈՂՈՎՐԴԵ|ՆԷ. ԱՇԽԱՏՈՒԹ(ԵԱՄ)Բ ՄԱ|ՆԱՍԷԻ ՅԱԿՈԲԵԱՆ ԵՒ | ՅՕՀԱՆԻ Յ(Ո)ՎՍ(Է)ՓԵ(Ա)Ն | ՌՄԼԹ (1790) ԹՒԻՆ: Transl.: A donation from the people in memory of Artzati Village of Erzrum to Sourb Astvatzatzin Church. Needle-work by Manase Hakobian and Ohan Hovsepian in the year 1790.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 49.

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

A table-cloth (1790) embroidered in golden threads brought from Artzati Village, Karin Province, Western Armenia.

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

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

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

Its entrance opening from its southern facade.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․