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 Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator ("Tigran Honents") | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | near Vernashen, Vayots Dzor, Armenia |
  Shown within ArmeniaShow map of Armenia St Gregory of Tigran Honents (West and Central Asia)Show map of West and Central Asia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°30′27″N 43°34′22″E / 40.50750°N 43.57278°E / 40.50750; 43.57278 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 1215 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
Tigran Honents, or Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Ani, in Turkey's province of Kars next to the closed border with Armenia, was built by the Armenian Tigran Honents during the Zakarid period. At that time the northern region of historical Armenia was under the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Georgia since 1199-1200, following the expulsion of the Turkic Seljuks for the land.
The Zakarids were active builders of religious monuments as shown by the church of Tigran Honents, or the church of Kizkale, also in Ani.
The church has a large quantity of murals, many of them depicting the events of the life of Tiridates III of Armenia ("Trdat"), the first Christian ruler of Armenia. Since at that time Ani was under Georgian control - and this church is believed to have been devoted to the Georgian Orthodox Rite - the frescoes within are thought to have been painted by Georgian artisans. Frescoes feature Georgian inscriptions, since Georgian was the official language at the time of their creation.
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Zakarid church of Tigran Honents, Ani, 1215.
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Interior of the church
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Zakarid church of Tigran Honents, Ani, 1215.
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Zakarid church of Tigran Honents, Ani, 1215.
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Departure of Trdat with the Entourage of Georgian, Abkhazian and Caucasian Albania Kings for Their Christening. Zakarid church of Tigran Honents, Ani, 1215.
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References
- ^ Sinclair, T. A. (31 December 1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. Pindar Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-0-907132-32-5.
- "Armenian Architecture - VirtualANI - The Church of Tigran Honents". virtualani.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- Lilit Arutynyan, Уникальность фресок армянской церкви в Ани: почему на них претендуют грузины, 2018. Quote: "Фрески в церкви появляются после того, как она отходит к православным армянам, которые, в свою очередь, подчиняются патриарху, хоть и автономны. Следовательно, официальный язык у них грузинский. Именно поэтому надписи выполнены на нем."
- "Armenian Architecture - VirtualANI - The Church of Tigran Honents". virtualani.org.
- "Church of Saint Gregory of Tigran Honents in Ani". Turkish Archaeological News. 10 December 2023.
