Sourb Lusavorich Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Sourb Lusavorich Church 1860 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Majadia

Historical Introduction
1840 — 1867 yy․

Between the 1840s and 1850s, Majadia is mentioned as having a church called Sourb Harutiun, i.e. Holy Resurrection. Beginning with the early 1860s, it is referred to as bearing the name of Sourb Lusavorich, namely Holy Enlightener, which comes to suggest that it underwent reconstruction during the 1850s and 1860s. The present-day church of Majadia was erected in 1867, its construction inscription attests to this.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 363.

Description

The church, which represents “a stone-built vaulted” building, has always been the pearl of Majadia from an architectural standpoint: “...in the middle... stands its church whose magnificence turns it into the brightest jewel of the village.”

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43։ «Նոր-Դար», 1896, դ 133, էջ 2-3։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 364.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction

Thirteen lines on its entrance tympanum:
1867 ԱՄԻ ՇԻՆԵՑԱՒ | Ս(ՈՒՐ)Բ ԼՈՒՍԱՒՈՐՉԱՅ ԵԿԵՂԵՑՈՅ | ԱՐԴ(Ե)ԱՄԲ ՀԱՍԱՐԱԿՈՒԹ(ԵԱ)Ն | ՄԱՃԱՏԻԱ ԳԻՒՂԻ | ՁԵՌԱՄԲ ՎԱՐՊԵՏ ԿՈԾՄԱՆԵԱՆԻ ԿԱՐԱՊԵՏ, | Ի ՕԾՄԱՆ ԳՐԻԳՈՐ ԵՊԻՍԿՈ(ՊՈ)Ս | ՍԱՔԻՆԵԱՆՑ ԵՐԱՇԽԱ(Ւ)ՈՐ | ԿԱՐԱՊԵՏ Ք(Ա)ՀԱՆ(Ա)Յ(Ի) Տ(Է)Ր | ՅԱՐ(ՈՒ)ԹՈՒՆԵ(Ա)Ն Փ(Ո)ՔՐ ԳՐԻԳ(Ո)Ր | Ք(Ա)Հ(Ա)ՆԱ ՊԱՐՕՆ ՎԷ(Հ)ԱՓԱՌ | ՄԱՏԹԵՈՍ ԿԱ(Թ)ՕՂԻԿ(ՈՍԻ) | ԱՄ(ԵՆԱՅ)Ն ՀԱՅ(ՈՑ): Transl.: Sourb Lusavorich Church was built in the year 1867 by master Karapet Kotzmanian through the means of the people of Majatia Village. Blessed by Bishop Grigor Sakiniants in the presence of Priest Karapet Ter-Harutiunian, Junior Priest Grigor [and]... Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Mateos.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 363.

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

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative

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

Type Photo
View Interior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

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