St. Harutyun Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Harutyun Church 1830 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Bughashen

Architectural Description

It used to represent a stone building of a wooden roof. The western facade of the sanctuary is entirely built of finely-dressed stone. Its western pediment is surmounted by a belfry resting on six pillars and ending in a pointed broach. The builders of the monument were from Korkh Village, Javakhk.

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, pp. 125-126.

Foundation
1830 y․

Sourb Harutiun (Holy Resurrection) Church was founded in the 1830s.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 125.

Earthquakes
1899 y․

Its northern and southern walls were considerably 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, էջ 30։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 126.

Repairs
1909 y․

It underwent major overhaul in 1909.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 126.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1909 y․

Engraved on one of the stones of the southern wall of the church:
ԱՅՍ ՈՐՄՍ ԿԱԶՄԸ|ՎԱԾ 1909 Թ., (Յ)ՈՒՆԻՍԻ: ԱՐԹԻ(Մ)ԲՆ ԺՈՂՈՎՐ(ԴՈՑ): Transl.: This wall [was] erected in June 1909 through the [local] people’s means.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 126.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

The construction inscription of the monument (1909).

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Its belfry.