Sourb Amenaprkich Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Sourb Amenaprkich Church

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Lomaturtskh

Historical Introduction
1840 y․

The church of Sourb Amenaprkich (Sourb Prkich, i.e. Holy Saviour) is mentioned in archive documents beginning with the 1840s. It represented a stone building with a wooden roof.

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 214.

1903 y․

By 1903 the ancient church had appeared in such conditions that Lomaturtskh was included in the list of those villages of Akhalkalak District which did not have a church at all.

«Արարատ», 1903, էջ 436: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 214.

1905 — 1906 yy․

As of 1905, the ratification of the project of the future church was in process. The year 1906, carved on one of the walls of the monument, attests that the approval of the project was immediately followed by the beginning of construction work.

«Արարատ», 1905, էջ 406-407: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 214.

Repairs
1890 y․

The 1890s marked the beginning of the reconstruction of this sanctuary. The work, however, proceeded only at intervals due to the various obstacles posed by the authorities.

«Արարատ», 1903, էջ 436: Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 56, ց. 1, գ. 8948, թ. 1, 25-26, գ. 8949, թ. 14։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 214.

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 entrance opening from its southern facade

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Sourb Prkich