St. Gevorg Church :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Gevorg Church 17 c․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Shamkhor / Nukzar

Historical Introduction

The archive documents dating back to the period before 1885 (1849, 1852, 1861, 1862 and 1878) mention a church called Sourb Astvatzatzin in Nukzar, whereas after 1885 it is referred to as St. Gevorg: this comes to suggest that the sanctuary was reconsecrated between 1849 and 1885.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3818, pp. 97-98; file 3819, p. 106; file 3835, pp. 148-149; file 3836, p. 58; file 3870, pp. 23-24; file 3877, p. 29.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 510.

17 c․

It “was erected by the former inhabitants of the village”, dates back to the 17th century.

Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, p. 294.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 510.

Architectural Description

Most presumably, St. Gevorg Church (18,2 x 9,05 metres). It represents a uni-nave vaulted structure of undressed stone and mortar: it is only the cornerstones of its walls, as well as the frames of the entrance (it opens in the west) and the windows that are finely-cut. In the north, the apse is adjoined by a vestry of rectangular plan.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 510.

Historical Introduction
1928 y․

Closed on a Government order in 1928, it was later used as a storehouse.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 409, list 1, file 2658, p. 12.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 510.

Priests
1861 y․

In 1861 Andreas Ter-Michaeliants served in Nukzar.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3835, pp. 148-149.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 510.

1908 y․

In 1908 the village priest was Mkrtich Ter-Ghevondiants.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 817, p. 7.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 510.

Type Photo
View Detail
Direction From the west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the south-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Sourb Astvatzatzin