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
Shown within Armenia
Basic information
Location Zakaria Kanakertsi street,
Armenia Yerevan, Armenia
Geographic coordinates 40°13′27″N 44°32′43″E / 40.2241°N 44.5454°E / 40.2241; 44.5454Coordinates: 40°13′27″N 44°32′43″E / 40.2241°N 44.5454°E / 40.2241; 44.5454
Affiliation Russian Orthodox Church
District Kanaker-Zeytun
Region Yerevan
Year consecrated 1912
Ecclesiastical or organizational status active
Architectural description
Architect(s) Fyodor Verzhbitsky
Architectural style Russian
Groundbreaking 1913
Completed 1916
Dome(s) 2
Materials stone

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker (Armenian: Քանաքեռի Սուրբ Տիրամոր Ռուս Ուղղափառ Եկեղեցի (Kanakeri Surb Tiramor Rus Vughghap'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]

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References

  1. ↑ 100th anniversary of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God church
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