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Holy Cross Church

Holy Cross Church, Religious building in Nerkin Charbakh district, Yerevan, Armenia.

Holy Cross Church in Nerkin Charbakh is a tuff-built Armenian Apostolic church with a dome, two sacristies flanking the nave, two doors (east and south), ten windows and one baptismal font. It is a smaller version of the Church of the Holy Cross on Akhtamar and has no carved ornamentation. A copy of Vardges Sureniants's painting "Madonna and Child" hangs in the apse.

The foundation stone was laid in 1996, and construction and finishing work ended in October 2006. The church is a reduced version of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtamar. On 10 November 2006 Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan consecrated the four columns, sacristies, baptistery, icons and cross, and the following day the altar. A bell tower was added in 2012.

The church is a smaller replica of the Church of the Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island, and its apse holds a copy of Vardges Sureniants's painting "Madonna and Child". The building was initiated and financed by Khachatur Vardanyan, a resident of the community. In the churchyard stands a memorial stone dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

This church is situated in a residential neighborhood and is best reached on foot if you are in the area. Visitors should know that regular services take place here and it is respectful to attend these or visit outside of service times.

The church was financed and driven by Khachatur Vardanyan, a resident of the community, who initiated and carried out its construction. In the churchyard stands a memorial stone dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

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Location
Inception
November 11, 2006
Architects
Hrachya Gasparyan
Architectural style
Armenian architecture
Elevation above the sea
891 m
GPS coordinates
40.12751,44.44598
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October 24, 2026 20:40
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