Yeghipatrush Church

Yeghipatrush Church
Եղիպատրուշ Եկեղեցի

Yeghipatrush Church
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Basic information
Location Yeghipatrush village, Aragatsotn Province,  Armenia
Geographic coordinates 40°32′19″N 44°28′28″E / 40.5386°N 44.4744°E / 40.5386; 44.4744Coordinates: 40°32′19″N 44°28′28″E / 40.5386°N 44.4744°E / 40.5386; 44.4744
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural style Armenian
Completed Church: 10th-13th centuries; Gavit: 12th-13th centuries
Specifications
Dome(s) 1

The Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Armenian: Եղիպատրուշ Սուրբ Աստուածածին Եկեղեցի; meaning Holy Mother of God Church; also Yeghipatrush Church Armenian: Եղիպատրուշ Եկեղեցի) is a church located in the village of Yeghipatrush in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was constructed between the 10th and 13th centuries.

Nearby is an Early-Medieval cemetery containing the ruins of a 5th-century basilica as well as a 13th-century double-khachkar shrine.[1] Of primary interest is the 12th- to 13th-century roofless gavit, which is unique in Armenian architecture because of the inclusion of watchtowers at the plan's northeast and southeast corners. It has twelve columns in the interior. Design elements of the gavit's west portal were heavily influenced by Islamic architecture. It has a decorative archway mounted by an equilateral pointed arch, surrounded by a rectangular frame containing geometric patterns (see also Neghutsi Vank and Orbelian's Caravanserai).[2]

Architecture

The Church of S. Astvatsatsin is adjacent to the gavit and has a large cruciform central plan with a single cylindrical drum and conical dome resting above. Narrow windows with bell style arches are positioned at each of the four cardinal directions. A portal leads into the church from the west façade via the gavit.

References

  1. ↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 52. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  2. ↑ Holding, Deirdre (2014). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh (Bradt Travel Guides) (4th ed.). Guilford, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-84162-555-3.

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