Surb_Nshan_Church,_Tbilisi

Surb Nshan Church, Tbilisi

Surb Nshan Church, Tbilisi

Church building in Tbilisi, Georgia

The Church of the Holy Seal (Armenian: Սուրբ Նշան եկեղեցի, Surb Nshan yekeghetsi, Georgian: სურფნიშანი, Sourfnishani) is an 18th-century Armenian church[1] in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. It was built between 1703 and 1711, and reconstructed in 1780.[1]

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Current state

The church lies dilapidated after it was 2002 partially destroyed by arson[2].[citation needed]

  • The interior of the church after the arson fire

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2.
  2. [2]
    Caucasian Knot: Leaders of AAC call on Georgian authorities to save Surb Nshan, 12 January 2012
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