Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi

Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի
Church of the Red Gospel in the early 1900s
Basic information
Location	Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E / 41.691014; 44.814692Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E / 41.691014; 44.814692
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	ruined (1989)
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian
Completed	1775
Specifications
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.

Gallery

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  The ruins of the church after the 1989 explosion

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  Location of the church (upper right) within the Avlabari district

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  Closeup of the ruins of the church

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  View of the ruins of the church (top center right) from Narikala fortress

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  View of the church in historical Tbilisi

See also

• Ejmiatsin Church, a nearby Armenian church
• Armenians in Georgia

References

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

Bibliography

• Karapetyan, Samvel (1998), The State Policy of Georgia and the Monuments of Armenian Culture (1988-1998) (in Armenian) (1st ed.), Yerevan: Research on Armenian Architecture, pp. IX–XI, ISBN 5-8080-0144-7  (photographic documentation, newspaper articles)

External links

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Photos

• Before-and-after photos
• Photos of Karmir Avetaran after the explosion
• Another set after the explosion

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