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Sourb Yerrordutiun Church

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Kulikam

Historical Introduction
1841 y․

Sourb Yerrordutiun (Sourb Karapet) Church. It is only in 1841 that the local church is mentioned by the name of Sourb Karapet. In the years that followed, it became known by the name of Sourb Yerrordutiun (Holy Trinity).

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 53, ց. 1, գ. 3798։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 310.

1870 y․

In the 1870s, the inhabitants of Kulikam embarked upon erecting a new church building in the site of the older one, but it remained unfinished due to their financial predicament: “...it has an ancient ruined church, which was partly repaired in the times when the villagers enjoyed prosperity. With the aggravation of the pressure exerted upon them by the local landowners, they proved unable to carry on the renovation of their sanctuary...”

«Մշակ», 1877, N 11, էջ 2։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 310.

1878 — 1884 yy․

An archive document of 1878 speaks of Kulikam as a village devoid of a church (i.e. parish church). Despite all the difficulties, the peasants succeeded in completing the church, which is mentioned as already functioning in 1884.

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 53, ց. 1, գ. 3850, թ. 206։ «Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, pp. 310-311.

Description

Sourb Yerrordutiun Church, whose only entrance opens from its western facade, was preserved standing as of 2006. Its western pediment is surmounted by a belfry rising upon six pillars, each of which is built of a single block of stone. The eastern facade of the sanctuary bears a khachkar moved here from the Armenian cemetery of the village.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 311.

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

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Sourb Karapet	1841 y․