SOURB ASTVATZATZIN (HOLY VIRGIN) CHURCH

25.07.2013 17:55

When the villagers moved to a new place of living in the 1860s, they faced the necessity of building a new church there. They did so in 1875, but the sanctuary was consecrated only 9 years later, on 26 July 1884: “The church of this village was erected in 1875, but it was blessed on the 26th...1”

In the early 1890s, New Voskepar is mentioned as having a church named Sourb Astvatzatzin and covered with a wooden roof2. It stopped functioning after the Village Council had taken possession of it in 19293.

Later the dilapidated church building was totally levelled to the ground.

 

1 Քաջիկեան, Ճանապարհորդական յիշատակարան, «Ար­­­ձա­­­գանք», 1888, 3 ապրիլի, դ 12, էջ 159:

2 Բարխուտարեանց Մ., նույն տեղում:

3 Վավերագրեր հայ եկեղեցու պատմության (1921-1938 թթ.), Երևան, 1994, էջ 183: