PLACES OF WORSHIP
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Holy Cross Church is a domed church with a traditional architectural style. 2006
Holy Cross Church is located in the Nerkin Charbakh district of the Shengavit administrative district.
The
construction of the church began in 1996 according to the project of architect
Hrach Gasparyan and was completed in 2006. The initiator and benefactor of the
church construction is a resident of the Nerkin Charbakh district, Khachatur
Vardanyan. The church was consecrated on November 10, 2006 by the Vicar of the
Ararat Patriarchal Diocese, Archbishop Navasard Ktchoyan.
Holy
Cross Church is a domed church with a traditional architectural style. There
are vestries on both sides of the hall. In the holy altar is a copy of the
famous painting “The Virgin Mary with the Child” by the famous artist Vardges
Sureniants.
The
church's bellfry was built in 2012. The church also has a pastor's house, a
small hall, and a memorial dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide is located in the courtyard.