St. Arakelots Hayots Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Arakelots Hayots Church 12 — 13 cc․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Martuni

Location

The Armenian church of Sourb Arakelots (Of the Holy Apostles) is located at the northern extremity of the village.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 367.

Historical Introduction
1830 y․

Most presumably, primarily Sourb Arakelots used to belong to the Greek faith, but in the early 1830s, it was consecrated as an Armenian Apostolic sanctuary and started serving as a parish church.

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 368.

Architectural Description

It represents a uni-nave vaulted monument (exterior dimensions: 8.96 x 5.46 metres) thoroughly built of finely-finished stone. Its walls are not engraved with any inscriptions, but apparently, it dates back to the period between the 12th and 13th centuries. The sanctuary still retains its font made of a single piece of stone.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, pp. 367-368.

Repairs
1980 y․

In the 1980s, Georgia’s Department for the Preservation of Monuments restored it from its very foundations.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 368.

Description
19 c․

In the late 19th century, it was in a state of decrepitude.

«Նոր-Դար», 1898, N 159, էջ 2։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 368.

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

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

Type Measurement
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch