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Sourb Karapet (Holy Precursor) Church

Georgia / Javakhk / Borjom / Tabatzghur

Historical Introduction

The exact year of the construction of Sourb Karapet (Holy Precursor) Church remains obscure, but most probably, it was erected in the 1870s.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 490.

1884 y․

A record of 1884 mentions it as “...a stone-built church with a wooden roof.”

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 43: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 490.

Earthquakes
1899 y․

The disastrous earthquake of 19 December 1899 put the monument into an emergency condition.

Мушкетов И., Материалы по ахалкалакскому землетрясению 19-ого декабря 1899 г., “Труды Геологоческаго комитета”, Новая серия, вып 1, СПБ, 1903, стр. 19. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 490.

Repairs

Later it underwent renovation thanks to which, it continued serving as a parish church. As of 2006, it was preserved standing.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 490.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the south-west
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․