Completed 12th to 13th centuries Architectural style Armenian Architecture | Dome(s) None Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church | |
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Location Tsovinar, Gegharkunik Province, Armenia Architectural type Small single-aisle basilica Similar Saint George Church of, Holy Saviour's monaster, Zrkinyants Saint Gevork C, Krtsanis Tsiranavor Surp Astv, Saint Hakob Church of | ||
The small church of Saint Sarkis (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի; pronounced Surp Sarkis) is located in the foothills south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The structure was built between the 12th to 13th centuries and sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge. It has no dome, and a nearly flat roof covered in living grass. The church was allegedly "rebuilt" in the 20th century, but it is more likely that the roof and some of the stonework had just been repaired. Surrounding Surp Sarkis is a small cemetery of medieval graves, and just below the church in the ravine is a spring and cave.
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Saint Sarkis Church of Tsovinar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA