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Grigor Bektabekiants Grave-stone 1915 y․

Georgia / Tiflis

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1838 — 1915 yy․

In 1915 Royal Councillor, Prince Grigor Bektabekiants was buried close to the western facade of the church. His tombstone, which disappeared between 2010 and 2011, had an epitaph in Armenian, Russian and Georgian:
Աստ հանգչի մարմին նադվօրնի սօվեդնիկ | կն. իշխան Գրիգորի Ռոստոմեան | Բէգթաբէգեանց | նախկին հոգաբարձու Թիֆլիսի հայոց | Ջկրաշէն եկեղեցու ուսումնարանի | ծն. 29 յունիսի 1838 թ. վախճ. 5 փետրուարի 1915 թ.: Надворный советникъ | попечитель Джиграшенской школы | князь Григорий Ростомовичъ | Бегтабеговъ | род. 29 июня 1838 г., сконч. 5 февраля 1915 г. ნადვორნი სოვეტნიკის | კნიაზი გრიგორი როსტომოვი... | ბეგტაბეგოვი | პოპეჩიტელი წ.... jიგრაშენის ... | 1838-1915. Transl. from Armenian: In this grave repose the remains of Court Councillor, Prince Grigori Rostomian Begtabegiants, the former trustee of the school of Tiflis’ Armenian church of Jkrashen. Born on 29 June 1838, he died on 5 February 1915.

Karapetian Samvel, Documents of Armenian Architecture. Book 1: Sourb Nshan Sourb Nikoghayos Church, Tbilisi. Yerevan, 2012, pp. 31-32.

Type Photo
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Author Sargis Darchinian
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 y․