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TWO BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT CHURCHES in YEREVAN

Our video shows 2 beautiful ancient churches in Yerevan:

Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church

Zoravor St.Astvatsatsin Church (Armenian: Զորավոր Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) is the oldest surviving church in Yerevan. It was previously known as St.Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God). However, the name Zoravor (meaning Powerful) was added because the church was home to the 13th century bible of Zoravor. The church is located in the Shahar District of Old Yerevan where the tomb and the Chapel of Ananias the Apostle were previously located. This chapel was looked upon as a famous sanctuary.

Saint John the Baptist Church

Saint John the Baptist Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի, Surp Hovhannes Mkrtich) is an active church in the old area of Kond, Yerevan, Armenia.
The current Church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1710 on the site of another medieval church, founded in 670 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1679.
It was built by a rich man, Melik Aghamal, living in Yerevan.
Like the other medieval churches, this is a three-nave basilic church. The rectangular plan of the church includes the prayer-hall and the main altar on the eastern side, attached to which are the sacristies.
Being concerned by the unattractive state of the church, in 1973, architect Rafael Israelyan presented to Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I a project of basic reconstruction of the church. The plan was improved, but unfortunately, the architect died the same year. After 10 years author's son, architect Areg Israyelian turned his father's initiative into a technical project, which was allowed to realize. The work project was prepared by the honored architect Baghdasar Arzoumanian and designing engineer Avetik Tekevejian. In 1980s the Church was entirely reconstructed and restored under the direct leadership of the civil engineer Mikayel Hovhannissian. The dome and the walls of the church were faced with tuff stone. Large-scale works were realized inside the church. In the western side an additional storey was built for the choir, the floor was paved with marble, the wall of the main altar was ornamented, the interior was renovated. Also the bell-tower of the church was built. In 2000 the educational-cultural center “Hovhannes Kozern” was built nearby the church where foreign language and computer courses are organized, the school of Icon art functions.



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00:00 - Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church
12:59 - Saint John the Baptist Church
18:36 - End screen


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