Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker (Armenian: Քանաքեռի Սուրբ Տիրամոր Ռուս Ուղղափառ Եկեղեցի (Kanakeri Surb Tiramor Rus Vughghap'ar Yekeghets'i), Russian: Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Канакер), is an active Russian Orthodox church in the old area of Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia.
| Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God | |
|---|---|
Սուրբ Տիրամոր Եկեղեցի Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы | |
 Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God, Kanaker, Yerevan | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Russian Orthodox Church |
| District | Kanaker-Zeytun |
| Region | Yerevan |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | active |
| Year consecrated | 1912 |
| Location | |
| Location | Zakaria Kanakertsi street, Yerevan, Armenia |
  Shown within Armenia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40.2241°N 44.5454°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Fyodor Verzhbitsky |
| Style | Russian |
| Groundbreaking | 1913 |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 2 |
| Materials | stone |
History
The church was built in the village of Kanaker-since absorbed by Yerevan-7 kilometres north of the capital's old centre in 1912. Being part of the Yerevan Governorate of the Russian Empire, the church was built to serve the 2nd Caucasian division of the Russian troops deployed near Yerevan, which consisted mainly of Cossacks from Kuban and Poltava. It was designed by the Russian architect Fyodor Verzhbitsky after the fashion typical to military churches. Upon its inauguration, the church was named after Saint Alexander Nevsky.
During the Soviet period, the church was closed and turned into a warehouse, and was reopened with the independence of Armenia in 1991. It was entirely renovated in 2000. The centennial of the church's consecration was commemorated in October 2012, with representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church present.[1]
Gallery
The main entrance
The tower
The belfry
The altar
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
References
- "100th anniversary of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God church". Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
