St Sarkis, Kensington

St Sarkis, Kensington
51°29′59″N 0°11′37″W / 51.49963°N 0.19365°W / 51.49963; -0.19365Coordinates: 51°29′59″N 0°11′37″W / 51.49963°N 0.19365°W / 51.49963; -0.19365
Location Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Armenian Apostolic Church
Architecture
Architect(s) Arthur Davis
Years built 1922–23
Administration
Diocese Diocese of the Armenian Church of Great Britain

St Sarkis (Armenian: Լոնդոնի Սուրբ Սարգիս հայկական եկեղեցի) is an Armenian church and a Grade II* listed building in Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London, England. It was constructed in 1922–23 by Calouste Gulbenkian as a memorial to his parents, and the architect was Arthur Davis.[1][2] The largest Armenian church in the United Kingdom—St Yeghiche, a converted Anglican church—is in South Kensington.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Sarkis (Armenian Church), Iverna Gardens, W8 (1080556)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert. The London Encyclopaedia (1993 ed.). Macmillan. p. 426. ISBN 0-333-57688-8. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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