Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | ruined (1989) |
Location | |
Location |
Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Completed | 1775 |
Dome height (outer) | 40 meters |
The Church of the Red Gospel ( Armenian: Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի, Karmir Avetaran Yekeghetsi; Armenian: Կարմիր վանք, Karmir Vank ) or Shamkoretsots Sourb Astvatsatsin Church ( Armenian: Շամքորեցոց Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, meaning Shamkor Inhabitants' Holy Mother of God Church) [1] is a ruined 18th-century Armenian church in the Avlabar district of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.
It was built in 1735 [2] or 1775 [3] or 1808, [1] and renovated during the 19th century. [2] According to Armenian sources, on April 13, 1989, the church was "blown up" [1] or "destroyed". [4] Georgian officials deny that it was blown up, and ascribed its destruction to the intensity of an earthquake that had struck Tbilisi a day before. [5] At 40 meters, it was the tallest Armenian church in Tbilisi. Today it stands in ruins, with its cupola gone.
Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | ruined (1989) |
Location | |
Location |
Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Completed | 1775 |
Dome height (outer) | 40 meters |
The Church of the Red Gospel ( Armenian: Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի, Karmir Avetaran Yekeghetsi; Armenian: Կարմիր վանք, Karmir Vank ) or Shamkoretsots Sourb Astvatsatsin Church ( Armenian: Շամքորեցոց Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, meaning Shamkor Inhabitants' Holy Mother of God Church) [1] is a ruined 18th-century Armenian church in the Avlabar district of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.
It was built in 1735 [2] or 1775 [3] or 1808, [1] and renovated during the 19th century. [2] According to Armenian sources, on April 13, 1989, the church was "blown up" [1] or "destroyed". [4] Georgian officials deny that it was blown up, and ascribed its destruction to the intensity of an earthquake that had struck Tbilisi a day before. [5] At 40 meters, it was the tallest Armenian church in Tbilisi. Today it stands in ruins, with its cupola gone.