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Surb Amenapʻrkichʻ (Saint Saviour) Church of Poghosagomer
Church
The building inscription of the Saint Saviour Church is partially damaged, and the foundation or construction date is not preserved. Based on the examination of architecture and compositional features, the study of khachkars preserved in the area, the style of ornaments and letter types as well as the period of historical figures mentioned in the inscription, the church can be dated to the end of the 12th century. The building is in a fair state of preservation, except for the dome crown. It is located at about 900 m north-west from Poghosagomer village in Martakert region.
The church is a small building (6x5 m) with a cross-domed plan and externally emphasised cruciform. The eastern arm of the cross, where the altar is located, is semicircular, the others are rectangular. The entrance is from the western side. The church has eight windows. One of them is on the central section of the apse and the other three are on rectangular arms of the cross. The other four windows are on the circular drum of the dome. According to the eight-line inscription engraved on the entrance lintel, the church was built by Harbatsayr"s four sons – Hovhannes, Serob, Sargis and Grigor.
Photo by Gayane Budaghyan
The inscription text is the following: "During the pontificate of Lord Hakobos and rule of Vakhtang, the son of Hasan, I, Hovhannes, and Serob and Sargis and Grigor, the sons of Harbatsayr, we built [the church] Mother of God in our fatherland, in memory of our souls. We beg to remember us and our parents in your prayers" (See the original inscription text in the Armenian version of this article).
Vakhtang, the son of Hasan, mentioned in the inscription was the prince of Nerkʻin Khachʻen district in Artskah province and died in 1214. This fact allows us to conclude that the construction of the church took place between the end of the 12th century until 1214.
There are small ex-voto crosses and inscriptions inside and on the walls of the church.
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Poghosagomer, Surb Amenaprkich [Amenapʻrkichʻ] (Holy All-Saviour) Church