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St. Gevorg Armenian Chalcedonian church

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Kajo

Architectural Description

In the centre of Kajo stands the semi-ruined church of St. Gevorg (exterior dimensions: 10.46 x 6.29 metres), which goes back to the period when the inhabitants of the village belonged to the Chalcedonian faith. It represents a uni-nave monument entirely built of finely-dressed stone.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 277.

Earthquakes
1899 y․

The earthquake of 19 December 1899 demolished the dilapidated sanctuary even further.

Мушкетов И., Материалы по ахалкалакскому землетрясению 19-ого декабря 1899 г., “Труды Геологоческаго комитета”, Новая серия, вып 1, СПБ, 1903, стр. 23: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 277.

Description

Inwardly, the church preserves fragments of quadrilateral steles and their pedestals.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 277.

Lapidary Inscriptions

The walls of St. Gevorg Church are engraved with short inscriptions in the Georgian Mesropian script.

Ростомов И., Ахалкалакский уезд в археологическом отношении.– Сборник Материалов для Описания Местностей и Племен Кавказа, вып. XXV, 1898, стр. 69. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 279.

Inscription, Georgian Mesropian, Engraved, Commemoration

Carved on the western wall:
ქ(რისტ)ე შ(ეიწყალ)ე პ(ა)ვ(ლ)ე. Transl.: Christ, may You have mercy upon Pavle.

Published in: Ростомов И., Ахалкалакский уезд в археологическом отношении.– Сборник Материалов для Описания Местностей и Племен Кавказа, вып. XXV, 1898, стр. 69: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 279.

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
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Inscription, Georgian Mesropian, Engraved, Commemoration

Inscribed below the arch of the northern wall:
ქ(რისტ)ე შ(ეიწყალ)ე. Transl.: Christ, may You be merciful.

Published in: Ростомов И., Ахалкалакский уезд в археологическом отношении.– Сборник Материалов для Описания Местностей и Племен Кавказа, вып. XXV, 1898, стр. 69. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 280.

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Inscription, Georgian Mesropian, Engraved, Commemoration

Engraved on the concha of the church:
ქ(რისტ)ე მოიჴს(ენ)ე ს(უ)ლი... Transl.: Christ, may You remember ...soul.

Published in: Ростомов И., Ахалкалакский уезд в археологическом отношении.– Сборник Материалов для Описания Местностей и Племен Кавказа, вып. XXV, 1898, стр. 69. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 280.

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
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Source Graphical Drawing

Type Measurement
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

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

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

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

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Direction From the west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

The window opening from its eastern facades

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

The window opening from western facades