Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
Սուրբ Տիրամոր Եկեղեցի
Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God, Kanaker, Yerevan
Religion
AffiliationRussian Orthodox Church
DistrictKanaker-Zeytun
RegionYerevan
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusactive
Year consecrated1912
Location
LocationZakaria Kanakertsi street,
Armenia Yerevan, Armenia
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God is located in Armenia
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates40°13′27″N 44°32′43″E / 40.2241°N 44.5454°E / 40.2241; 44.5454
Architecture
Architect(s)Fyodor Verzhbitsky
StyleRussian
Groundbreaking1913
Completed1916
Specifications
Dome(s)2
Materialsstone

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker (Armenian: Քանաքեռի Սուրբ Տիրամոր Ռուս Ուղղափառ Եկեղեցի (Kanakeri Surb Tiramor Rus Ughghap'ar Yekeghets'i), Russian: Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Канакер), is an active Russian Orthodox church in the old area of Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia.

History

The church was built in the village of Kanaker-since absorbed by Yerevan-7 kilometres north of the capital's old centre in 1912. Being part of the Yerevan Governorate of the Russian Empire, the church was built to serve the 2nd Caucasian division of the Russian troops deployed near Yerevan, which consisted mainly of Cossacks from Kuban and Poltava. It was designed by the Russian architect Fyodor Verzhbitsky after the fashion typical to military churches. Upon its inauguration, the church was named after Saint Alexander Nevsky.

During the Soviet period, the church was closed and turned into a warehouse, and was reopened with the independence of Armenia in 1991. It was entirely renovated in 2000. The centennial of the church's consecration was commemorated in October 2012, with representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church present.[1]

Gallery

  • The main entrance
    The main entrance
  • The tower
    The tower
  • The belfry
    The belfry
  • The altar
    The altar
  • Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
    Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
  • Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
    Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God

References

  1. ^ "100th anniversary of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God church". Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
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