Saint Gevork of Mughni Church, Tbilisi

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Saint Gevork of Mughni Church
Մուղնեցվոց Սուրբ Գևորգ Եկեղեցի
წმინდა გიორგის მუღნის ეკლესია
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Saint Gevork of Mughni Church in 2016
Basic information
Location Old Quarters,
Tbilisi, Georgia
Geographic coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status ruined
Architectural description
Architectural style Armenian
Groundbreaking 13th century
Completed 1756

The Saint Gevork of Mughni Church (Armenian: Մուղնեցվոց Սուրբ Գևորգ Եկեղեցի Georgian: წმინდა გიორგის მუღნის ეკლესია) also known as Saint George of Mughni Church (Gevork in Armenian is cognate with George) is a 13th-century Armenian church in Tbilisi, Georgia that was entirely rebuilt in 1756.[1] It is made of brick and its architectural typology is that of a cross within a rectangular perimeter, with four free-standing supports.[1]

Current state

Until the mid-1980s, the church served as a museum of folk art.[2] By 1990, it was no longer a museum and its interior lay in ruin.[2]

The vestibule attached to the western facade of the church was destroyed in May, 1991.[2] The large cracks in the church walls served as an excuse to Georgian authorities to destroy the church instead of repair it.[2]

During the night of November 18, 2009, the dome of the Church of St George in Tbilisi's Sololaki district collapsed. According to locals recent rains had further weakened the already badly damaged structure of the church. Georgian television station Rustavi 2 reports that the district governor promised to allocate funds for the rehabilitation of the church after visiting the ruin on November 19.

Gallery

  • Rusty Rooftops and Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, Sololaki Neighborhood, 2002, Tbilisi, Georgia.jpg

    View of Old Tbilisi rooftops and the church

  • Თბილისი Tbilisi going up to Kartlis Deda.jpg

    View from a narrow street

  • Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, Tbilisi.jpg

    Closed entrance with cracks along the wall

  • Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, Tbilisi (entrance).jpg

    Closeup of closed entrance

  • Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, Tbilisi (an Armenian inscription).jpg

    A tombstone inscription in Armenian

  • Ruins of Mugni church.jpg

    The belltower

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Armenian Art 1989
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Template:Karapetyan 1998
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