Saint John the Baptist Church, Abovyan

Coordinates: 40°16′33″N 44°37′53″E / 40.27583°N 44.63139°E / 40.27583; 44.63139

Saint John the Baptist Church
Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի
Saint John the Baptist Church
Basic information
Location Abovyan,
Armenia Kotayk, Armenia
Affiliation Diocese of Kotayk, Armenian Apostolic Church
Year consecrated 2013
Ecclesiastical or organizational status active
Architectural description
Architect(s) Artak Ghulyan
Architectural style Armenian
Groundbreaking 24 August 2006
Completed 14 May 2013
Specifications
Height (max) 50 meters
Dome(s) 4

Saint John the Baptist Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի, Surp Hovhannes Mkrtich) is a monumental Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Abovyan, Kotayk Province, Armenia.

Overview

The construction was launched in August 2006 and funded by the Armenian businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. After a 7-year duration of construction works, the church was finally consecrated in May 2013 by Catholicos Karekin II, with the presence of then-president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and former president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.[1]

The main architect of the church is Artak Ghulyan, and the constructional engineers are Hovhannes Meyroyan and Tigran Dadayan. The internal paintings are the works of Abraham Azaryan and Hayk Azaryan. However, the architectural team of the church grouped around 40 painters, sculptors and architects.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Newly-built Saint John church of Abovyan consecrated
  2. ↑ Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոսի ձեռամբ օծվեց Աբովյանի Սբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցին
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