Church of the Holy Seal, Tbilisi

Church of the Holy Seal Սուրբ Նշան եկեղեցի
Basic information
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°41′40″N 44°48′17″E / 41.694309°N 44.804694°E / 41.694309; 44.804694Coordinates: 41°41′40″N 44°48′17″E / 41.694309°N 44.804694°E / 41.694309; 44.804694
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	restricted access
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian
Groundbreaking	1703
Completed	1711 (reconstructed in 1780)

The Church of the Holy Seal (Armenian: Սուրբ Նշան եկեղեցի, Surb Nshan yekeghetsi, Georgian: სურფნიშანი, Sourfnishani) is an 18th-century Armenian church^[1] in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. It was built between 1703 and 1711, and reconstructed in 1780.^[1]

Current state

The church lies dilapidated and was recently partially destroyed by arson.

Gallery

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  The interior of the church after the arson fire

See also

• Armenians in Georgia

References

1. 1 2 Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2. 

External links

• Photos of Surb Nshan after the arson fire

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