HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

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CHURCH OF ST ASTVATSATSIN (PARISH CHURCH OF AVAN, ST. STEPHANOS)


XIX century


State index: 1.2.12

The church is located in A. Shahinyan Street (formerly Avan XIV St.), in the IV lane, in a residential construction. It was built in the XIX century, on the site of an older church, which was called  St. Stepanos, according to the inscription made in 1436 on the pedestal of the monument under the northern wall of the church. The latter was probably destroyed in 1679 from the great earthquake of the Ararat valley. The newly built St. Astvatsatsin Church had an earth-covered roof, which was covered with tin in 1882 with the funds of the village society.

It is a three-nave hall with two pairs of columns,  high stage and with a  pair of vaulted sacristies. The structure features a tiled floor, with arched entrances situated on the south and west sides. Constructed from tuff and basalt, the building is fortified on its southern and eastern aspects. XVI century carved cross stones are placed under the south wall  (Sarin:XVI century, Mahtes Gohar: 1598, Khanpar and Zakar: 1600). On the north side a cross stone is erected built by the medieval stonemason Melikset in 16th century.

The area was improved in 1968.

“Scientific Research Center of Historical and Cultural Heritage SNCO

Yerevan Municipality


A. Shahinyan Str.