Çavuşoğlu Kilisesi

Ararat people's history

Located in the center of Çavuşoğlu neighborhood, the church covers an area of ​​15,90 x 26,40 m. It was built with cut stones on a rectangular plan. The entrance is through the door decorated with marble on the west side. In the east, there are four small abscissa, which are climbed by stairs to the right and left of the apse. The entrance door to the west of the church and the window openings on the walls were recently closed by knitting briquettes to prevent damage. The dome is covered with a large dome placed on the drum and the dome is made of brick and is in ruins. The dome rests on four netting. The pressure of the dome is covered by four barrel vaults that cut the vertical axis of the east, north, west and south. To the left and right of the apse to the east are four small abscises with staircases. On the front side there is an area that constitutes the position of 12 auxiliary spirits. Here, marble embossed steles were blocked. Most of these reliefs have been destroyed. In addition, the walls of the baptism room were dismantled and turned into a pile of stones. There are eight bundles attached to a wide circle as well as the twirl motif starting from the center of the dome, followed by the same number of womens, long, haired, short-sleeved pleated dresses holding hands similar to each other and depicted from the front (saints). There. In the other scene, at the foot of the saints, there are male figures depicted from the front. They must also be holding hands. Motifs made with red, black paint on beige background. Since the inscription of the Armenian church was destroyed, its writings could not be read.

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