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Sourp Kevork (;
Sourp Kevork (; Saint George
Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...
) is the Armenian Apostolic church in Limassol
Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population o ...
, Cyprus.
The church is located near the Limassol town centre and was built between 1939-1940 on land purchased and donated by Satenig Kevorkian-Soultanian, in memory of her father-in-law, Kevork Soultanian. The first official Liturgy took place in 1940 and its consecration took place on 11 April 1948 by Bishop Bishop Chebeyan. The church was renovated between 1975-1976, in 2007, and again in 2015 and in 2023. Its bell was made electronic in 1989.
The church is located on the same grounds as the Limassol Nareg Elementary School, whose current building was erected between 2006–2007. In front of the church is a dark brown tuff
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock co ...
stone khachkar
A ''khachkar'' (also spelled as ''khatchkar'') or Armenian cross-stone (, , խաչ ''xačʿ'' "cross" + քար ''kʿar'' "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosette (design), rosettes ...
, donated in 2008 by the Arakelyan family, unveiled and consecrated by Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian on 28 September 2008.
To the east of the church there is the functions’ hall; constructed between 2020-2022, it was inaugurated on 19 February 2023 by Archbishop Khoren Toghramadjian. This functions’ hall replaced a previous hall, which had been placed there in 1959.
As of 17 October 2024, its spiritual shepherd is Senior Archimandrite Hovhannes Saghdejian. Liturgies are held three times a month, as once a month a Liturgy is held in Paphos.
See also
*Armenians in Cyprus
Armenian Cypriots (; ; ) are the ethnic Armenian population native to Cyprus. The Armenian-Cypriot community has had a significant impact upon the Armenian people as a whole despite its low numbers. During the Middle Ages, Cyprus had an extensi ...
* Armenian Prelature of Cyprus
References
Armenian churches in Cyprus Churches in Limassol {{ArmenianApostolic-church-stub