The Ejmiatsin Church ( hy, Էջմիածնեցոց Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի; ka, წმინდა ეჯმიაწინის ეკლესია) is an 18th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the
Avlabari district of
Old Tbilisi
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Georgia
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The church is adjacent to the Avlabari Square.
Gallery
Image:Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi.JPG, Side view of the church
Image:Grounds of the Ejmiatsin Armenian Church, Tbilisi.JPG, Walkway to the church grounds from Havlabar Square
Image:Էջմիածին եկեղեցի, Թիֆլիս.JPG, Entrance to the church
Image:Site of the Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi.JPG, Foundation and walls of the church
Image:Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi, lit up at night.JPG, The church lit up at night
Image:Epitaph near the entrance to the Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi.JPG, Memorial to the church benefactor near the entrance
Image:Altar of the Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi.JPG, Altar
Image:Inside the dome of the Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi.JPG, Dome and columns
Image:Խաչքար Թիֆլիսի Սուրբ Էջմիածին եկեղեցւոյ բակում.JPG, Khachkar
A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, in ...
memorial to innocent victims of Tbilisi's April 9, 1989 crackdown.
Image:Havlabar Square.JPG, Location of the church near Havlabar Square
File:Shekvetili Park Armenian church Gruzia 2019 8.jpg, in Shekvetili miniature park
Image:Tbilisi - Avlabari Square.JPG, The Ejmiatsin Church adjacent to Avlabari Square
Image:Ejmiatsin Armenian Cathedral, Avlabari, Old Tbilisi, Georgia.jpg, Closeup of church (before renovation)
Image:Ejmiatsin Armenian Church, Tbilisi.png, View of Ejmiatsin Church in its current state from Narikala fortress
Narikala ( ka, ნარიყალა) is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and the Mtkvari (Kura) River. The fortress consists of two walled sections on a steep hill between the sulfur baths and the botanical ...
Image:Ejmiatsin Armenian Church, Tbilisi (early 1900s).png, Historical picture from the early 1900s
See also
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Church of the Red Gospel, a nearby 18th century Armenian church
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Armenians in Georgia
References
External links
Photo of the ''Ejmiatsin Church''
{{Contemporary Armenian Churches
Armenian churches in Tbilisi
Old Tbilisi
Armenian Apostolic churches in Tbilisi