Sourb Lusavorich Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Sourb Lusavorich Church

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Namzara

Historical Introduction
1839 y․

Archive documents mention Sourb Lusavorich Church of Namzara beginning with the year 1839.

Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 53, ց. 1, գ. 457: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 412.

Architectural Description

It represents “a stone” building “of a wooden roof”75 having the following exterior dimensions: 17.25 x 7.10 metres. It is particularly remarkable for its semi-circular apse, which is outwardly accentuated with all its bulk.

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 41: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 412.

Description

Around the sanctuary extends an Armenian cemetery of the 19th century.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 412.

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

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 north-east
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

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