St. Minas Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Minas Church 1880 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Takhcha

Historical Introduction
1880 — 1884 yy․

The earliest reference to St. Minas Church, built in the early 1880s, dates from 1884.

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 190.

Architectural Description

It represents a uni-nave vaulted building (exterior dimensions: 13.20 x 6.10 metres) of undressed stone which extends from the east to the west, its only entrance opening from the south. The northern wall of the sanctuary retains a font, and its western pediment is surmounted by a four-pillar belfry.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, pp. 190-191.

Repairs
1902 y․

Below follows an inscription commemorating the repairs implemented in the monument in 1902.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 191.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration

ԻՇ(Ա)Տ(Ա)Կ Է | Խ(Ա)Չ(Ա)Տ(ՈՒ)Ր ԱՍԼ(Ա)Ն(ԵԱՆ), 1902 ԱՄԻ ...: Transl.: In memory of Khachatur Aslanian, 1902...

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 191.

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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

The inscription of the belfry of St. Minas Church (1902).

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Its belfry from the south-west

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