Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Tbilisi
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Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church is an Armenian church in Ketevan Tsamebuli Avenue (formerly Kakheti Street) in Tbilisi
, Georgia
. St. Gregory the Illuminator church was destroyed in 1937-38 by Lavrentiy Beria
order along with 11 other Armenian churches in Tbilisi.
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. St. Gregory the Illuminator church was destroyed in 1937-38 by Lavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Georgian Soviet politician and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus under Joseph Stalin during World War II, and Deputy Premier in the postwar years ....
order along with 11 other Armenian churches in Tbilisi.
See also
- Armenians in TbilisiArmenians in TbilisiArmenians in Tbilisi are ethnic Armenians living within the city of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Armenians are the second largest ethnic minority in Tbilisi at 7.6% of the population. Armenians formed the majority in the city until the early 20th century...
- List of Armenian churches in Georgia