Church of St. Gregory the Lusaveriç

Ararat peoples history

It was closed when we went, there is no explanation about the visiting hours. You cannot get information.

Surp Krikor Lusavoric Church, located on Kuzguncuk Carsi Street in Uskudar Kuzguncuk, was built in 1835 by architect Ohannes Amira Servenyan from Kayseri. It was rebuilt in 1861 by Boğos Ağa Şalcıyan.nLocated opposite the Kuzguncuk Pier, the Church has a dome similar to the Surp Asdvadzadzin Church in Besiktas. At the back of the mihrab is a double-storied and domed bell tower. Kalust Aga Kemhacyan, the supplier of the palace lumber of the period, was decorated with flowers and leaves on the walnut handrails on the front of the mihrab. The interior of the Holy Table is domed and covered with gold.nDecorations were added to the interior of the church in 1967. In the courtyard there is a fountain dated 1910 and at the entrance of the church dated 1908. Next to the northern wall, the church preacher, Bishop Hovhannes Setyan, was buried.nThe church was repaired in 2005 and the Patriarch Mesrob II. He was blessed with his hand and opened again for worship.

Because the neighborhood is now a touristic place, there are many cafes and restaurants in İcadiye Street and its surroundings. Most of the houses have been restored. At the intersection of Icadiye Street and the seaside, there is a synagogue / synagogue on the left and a synagogue on the left side of the street.

The church was built in 1835 by Ohannes Amira.