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Saint Sargis Church
Սուրբ Սարգիս Եկեղեցի
Saint Sargis Church; Սուրբ Սարգիս Եկեղեցի
	Saint Sargis Church;
Basic information
Location	Ashtarak, Aragatsotn Province,; Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40°17′59″N 44°21′56″E / 40.299628°N 44.365417°ECoordinates: 40°17′59″N 44°21′56″E / 40.299628°N 44.365417°E
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural type	Small cruciform central-plan
Architectural style	Armenian
Year completed	Built on earlier foundations; Restored in the 19th century
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
	; Shown within Armenia

The church of Saint Sargis (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս Եկեղեցի; pronounced Surb Sarkis) is located at the edge of a gorge opposite the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. It is situated at an attractive point at a promontory overlooking the gorge and offers a fine view to the three churches of Tsiranavor, Spitakavor, and Karmravor. Located in the center of town nearby is also the church of Surb Mariane. Directly below Saint Sargis in the gorge is a unique bridge built in 1664. A path leads down from the church into the gorge and across the bridge which leads to the town.

[edit] Architecture

The church of Saint Sargis has a small cruciform central-plan supposedly built in the 19th century on an old foundation. The interior stone has not been changed, yet the exterior façades have had extensive restoration work done recently. It looks to be a new church, but a small number of the older original stones carved with decorative relief and inscriptions (replaced with new stone and now sitting next to the foundation of the building) show its age to be much older.

[edit] References

Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio

[edit] External links

Armenian Architectural Studies

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