Ejmiatsin_Church,_Tbilisi

Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi

Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi

Armenian Apostolic church in Tbilisi, Georgia

The Ejmiatsin Church (Armenian: Էջմիածնեցոց Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի; Georgian: წმინდა ეჯმიაწინის ეკლესია) is an 18th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the Avlabari district of Old Tbilisi, Georgia.[1] The church is adjacent to the Avlabari Square.

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History

In July 2014, the church was attacked. The Armenian diocese said it was "a crime committed on ethnic and religious grounds."[2]

  • After renovation
  • Side view of the church
  • Walkway to the church grounds from Havlabar Square
  • Entrance to the church
  • Foundation and walls of the church
  • The church lit up at night
  • Memorial to the church benefactor near the entrance
  • Altar
  • Dome and columns
  • Khachkar memorial to innocent victims of Tbilisi's April 9, 1989 crackdown.
  • Location of the church near Havlabar Square
  • in Shekvetili miniature park
  • Before renovation
  • The Ejmiatsin Church adjacent to Avlabari Square
  • Closeup of church (before renovation)
  • View of Ejmiatsin Church in its current state from Narikala fortress
  • Historical picture from the early 1900s

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2.
  2. [2]
    "Priests attacked at Armenian church in Tbilisi". Democracy & Freedom Watch. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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