Armenian Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

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The Armenian Church of the Assumption of the Virgin (Surb Astvatsatsin) has been preserved since the Middle Ages, when a large Armenian community lived in Bilhorod.

The temple has a squat shape, because the Muslim authorities forbade the construction of Christian churches higher than mosques. Over the centuries, the Armenian Church was repeatedly rebuilt and expanded. Ancient paintings and medieval marble slabs (khachkars) with carved inscriptions have been preserved on the walls, the earliest of which dates back to the 10th century.

The Armenian Church operated until 1940. Until recently, it was the base of an archaeological expedition. In 2013, the church was returned to the Armenian community.

On the territory there is a Sarmatian crypt of the 3rd century AD, made o ...

The Armenian Church of the Assumption of the Virgin (Surb Astvatsatsin) has been preserved since the Middle Ages, when a large Armenian community lived in Bilhorod.

The temple has a squat shape, because the Muslim authorities forbade the construction of Christian churches higher than mosques. Over the centuries, the Armenian Church was repeatedly rebuilt and expanded. Ancient paintings and medieval marble slabs (khachkars) with carved inscriptions have been preserved on the walls, the earliest of which dates back to the 10th century.

The Armenian Church operated until 1940. Until recently, it was the base of an archaeological expedition. In 2013, the church was returned to the Armenian community.

On the territory there is a Sarmatian crypt of the 3rd century AD, made of stone slabs, found on the eastern outskirts of the city.

Вірменська церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці (Сурб Аствацацін) збереглася з часів середньовіччя, коли у Білгороді проживала велика вірменська громада.

Храм має присадкувату форму, оскільки мусульманська влада забороняла будувати християнські церкви вище за мечеті. Протягом століть Вірменська церква неодноразово перебудовувалась та розширювалась. На стінах збереглися старовинні розписи та середньовічні мармурові плити (хачкари) з висіченими написами, найраніша з яких датується X сторіччям.

Вірменська церква діяла до 1940 року. До останнього часу була базою археологічної експедиції. В 2013 році церкву повернуто вірменській громаді.

На території знаходиться знайдений на східній околиці міста сарматський склеп ІІІ сторіччя нашої ери, складений із кам'яних плит.

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3/15/2024

Categories Temple, Architecture
Date of foundation XIII-XVII centuries
Address Kutuzova Street, 1

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Coordinates 46.19805556° N, 30.35555556° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
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