Saint John the Baptist Church, Abovyan

Saint John the Baptist Church Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի
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Basic information
Location	Abovyan, Kotayk, Armenia
Affiliation	Diocese of Kotayk, Armenian Apostolic Church
Year consecrated	2013
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	active
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Artak Ghulyan
Architectural style	Armenian
Groundbreaking	24 August 2006
Completed	14 May 2013
Height (max)	50 meters
Dome(s)	4

Saint John the Baptist Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի, Surp Hovhannes Mkrtich) is a monumental Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Abovyan, Kotayk Province, Armenia. The construction was launched in August 2006 and funded by the Armenian businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. After 7 years, the church was consecrated in May 2013 by Catholicos Karekin II, with the presence of Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan, Belorussian president Alexander Lukashenko and former president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.

The main architect of the church is Artak Ghulyan, and the constructional engineers are Hovhannes Meyroyan and Tigran Dadayan. The internal paintings are the works of Abraham Azaryan and Hayk Azaryan. However, the architectural team of the church grouped around 40 painters, sculptors and architects.

Gallery

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  General view

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  The belfry and the domes at the main entrance

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  Internal view of the central dome

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  The church at Christmas eve (5 January 2016)