St. Grigor Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Grigor Church 1215 y․

Turkey / Kars / Bash-Shoragyal / Ani

Location

St. Grigor Church of Tigran Honents Monastery stands on a gorge slope slanting towards the river Akhurian, at the south-eastern extremity of the New City.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

Historical Introduction
1215 y․

It dates back to 1215.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

Architectural Description

This cluster of monuments, named monastery in its construction inscription, consists of St. Grigor Church, a uni-nave chapel adjoining its north-western corner and a narthex resembling a hall located close to the western facade of the same church.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

The only entrance of the church opens from its western facade. Each of its four facades has a pair of triangular recesses. There is a double-floor sacristy on either side of the sanctuary. The dioctahedral drum of the church is adorned with an arcature and crowned with a conical spire.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

Exterior dimensions: 14.2 x 9.7 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

Repairs

In 2009 St. Grigor Church underwent partial restoration.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

Description

The monument is distinguished for its rich outer ornamentation consisting of reliefs and various decorative patterns. It is inwardly plastered and abounds in frescoes of Biblical themes and others depicting the most important historical episodes of the spread of Christianity in Armenia.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 178.

Relief, High Relief, Bird Reliefs 1215 y․

Samvel Karapetian, Armenia, Yerevan, 2009, p. 326.

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Relief, High Relief, Bird Reliefs 1215 y․

Samvel Karapetian, Armenia, Yerevan, 2009, p. 327.

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Relief, Cross Relief

CROSS-STONES “WITHOUT CROSSES.” The territory of Western Armenia abounds in such cross-stones. They can be seen in Tigran Honents Church of Ani.

The Condition of Armenian Monuments in Western Armenian, "Vardzk," (Duty of Soul), N 2, Yerevan, 2010, p. 64.

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Date 2007 — 2008 yy․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 190.

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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 190.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2008 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 190.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 190.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 191.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 191.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2008 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2011 y․

Fresco

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 192.

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Date 2011 y․

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1215 y․

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 193.

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The construction inscription (1215) of St. Grigor Church of Tigran Honents Monastery carved on its southern facade

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The construction inscription (1215) of St. Grigor Church of Tigran Honents Monastery carved on its southern facade

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The construction inscription (1215) of St. Grigor Church of Tigran Honents Monastery carved on its southern facade

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Donation 1310 y․

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan, 2011, p. 193.

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A donation inscription (1310) engraved on the eastern facade of St. Grigor Church of Tigran Honents Monastery

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Date 2000 y․

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Date 2000 y․

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Author Toros Toramanian
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Date 1913 y․

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Author Artak Ghulian
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Date 2004 y․

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Author Shiraz
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Date 2004 y․

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Date 2004 y․

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Author Zaven Sargissian
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Direction From the north-east
Author Toros Toramanian
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Date 1914 y․

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Direction From the south-west
Author Hrayr-Baze Khacherian
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Date 2008 y․

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Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

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Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Partial view of the hall/narthex adjoining St. Grigor Church of Tigran Honents Monastery from the west

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