Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi

Church of the Red Gospel
Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի
Church of the Red Gospel in the early 1900s
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Statusruined (1989)
Location
LocationAvlabari district,
Tbilisi, Georgia
Geographic coordinates41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E / 41.691014; 44.814692
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed1775
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.

  • View of the church in historic Tbilisi
    View of the church in historic Tbilisi
  • The ruins of the church after 1989
    The ruins of the church after 1989
  • Location of the church (upper right) within the Avlabari district
    Location of the church (upper right) within the Avlabari district
  • Closeup of the ruins
    Closeup of the ruins
  • View of the ruins (top center right) from Narikala fortress
    View of the ruins (top center right) from Narikala fortress
  • The ruins in 2016
    The ruins in 2016

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2.
  2. ^ Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
  3. ^ Ghazinyan, Aris. "Crisis of Faith: Armenian identity threatened in Tbilisi". ArmeniaNow. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. ^ "THE CONDITION OF THE ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN GEORGIA". Research on Armenian Architecture. Retrieved 8 July 2009.

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