St. Khach Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Khach Church 1883 — 1887 yy․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Bavra

Historical Introduction
1883 — 1887 yy․

The new church of Bavra, named Sourb Khach (Holy Cross), was founded in 1883, but its construction was completed only in 1887.

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), . 316, ց. 1, գ. 102, թ. 40։ «Օրացոյց եւ պատկեր տօնից», Թիֆլիս, 1916, էջ 82։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 99.

Architectural Description

The church is built of semi-dressed stone and plaster. Its western pediment is surmounted by a four-pillar belfry ending in a pointed broach.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 99.

Repairs
1916 y․

In 1916 it underwent partial overhaul, during which its roof was painted.

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 55, թ. 17։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 99.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration

Two lines in the Armenian original of an inscription carved on the southern entrance of the church:
Տ(Է)Ր ՅՈՎՀ(ԱՆՆԷՍ) ԵՐՓ. | ԲԱՒՐԱԻՍ ԽԱՉԻ Հ(ԱՅ) Կ(ԱԹՈԼԻԿ) ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ: Transl.: Father Hovhannes... Bavra’s Armenian Catholic church of the [Holy] Cross.

Published in: Սամվել Կարապետյան, Ջավախք, Երևան, 2006, էջ 99: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 99.

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

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