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词条 Norashen Church, Tbilisi
释义

  1. Architecture

  2. Public Controversy

  3. Georgian appropriation

  4. Gallery

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. Bibliography

  8. External links

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Norashen Holy Mother of God Church ({{lang-ka|ნორაშენი}}, norasheni; {{lang-hy|Նորաշեն Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի}}, Norashen Surb Astvatsatsin Church, "Norashen" meaning "newly constructed") is a 15th-century Armenian church located in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1467 and renovated in 1650. It also underwent renovations later in 1795, 1808, and 1875.

Architecture

The church of Norashen is cruciform in plan with a single dodecagonal drum above, and twelve long windows located under a conical umbrella style dome. A small cupola sits at the peak of a gable on the roof. It has six slender columns that hold up a decorative arched hexagonal drum and small conical dome.

Public Controversy

Recently the church has been the subject of dispute between Armenians and the Georgian Orthodox Church which has sought to convert it into a Georgian Church. Among the actions taken by the Georgian church is the enclosing of the church with a concrete fence, the defacing of Armenian inscriptions on tombstones, and the bringing in of Georgian tombstones.[1]

Georgian appropriation

It was claimed that beginning in 1983, Georgian authorities began the systematic removal of Armenian characteristics from the church. Among the changes were:[2]

  • The destruction of the portal (in front of the northern door) in 1983
  • The removal and disappearance of Armenian tombstones in 1983
  • The development of a construction site only a few meters south from the church in 1995
  • The removal and disappearance in 1995 from the high altar of the 17th century khachkar (cross stone) with an inscription
  • The destruction of the Armenian baptistry situated in the internal northern wall in 1995
  • The closing of the church doors while in the process of destruction and alteration works progressed in 1995
  • The replacement of the old doors with doors decorated with a "Georgian cross"
  • The removal and destruction in 1995 of another khachkar from 1650 that was set in the wall inside the church
  • The covering with asphalt of a tombstone situated near the northern entrance of the church

Gallery

See also

  • Armenians in Georgia
  • List of Armenian churches in Tbilisi

References

1. ^{{cite news |first=Aris |last=Ghazinyan |coauthors= |title=Crisis of Faith: Armenian identity threatened in Tbilisi |work=ArmeniaNow |page= |date= |accessdate=6 July 2009 |quote= |url=http://www.armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=3068&lng=eng&IID=1188&CID=2970 }}
2. ^{{Karapetyan 1998|pages=VI–VII}}

Bibliography

  • {{cite web |author=Kristine Aghalaryan |authorlink= |title=An Historical Overview of the Norashen Sourb Astvatzatzin Church |url=http://old.hetq.am/eng/society/8614/ |date=8 December 2008 |work=Hetq |publisher= |accessdate=8 July 2009}}
  • {{Karapetyan 1998|pages=VI–VII}} (before-and-after photographic documentation, newspaper articles)

External links

  • [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkketam/sets/72157605700815357/ A Flickr photo set] of Norashen (summer 2008)
  • 3D model of the Norashen Church
  • Photos of Norashen being "Georganized"
{{Armenian Churches}}

2 : Armenian churches in Tbilisi|Old Tbilisi

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