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Church of the Red Gospel

The Church of the Red Gospel or Shamkoretsots Sourb Astvatsatsin Church is a ruined 18th-century Armenian church in the of Old Tbilisi, , .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: church building in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Also known as: “Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre named after Peter Adamian and New Ejmiadzin Armenian Apostolic Church.

Public building
Photo: Gika B, CC BY 2.0.
Petros Adamian Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre was established in 1858 by the Armenian theater activist Gevorg Chmshkyan. Armenian writer Gabriel Sundukyan was among the supporters of theater. is situated 160 metres northeast of Church of the Red Gospel.

Church
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ejmiatsin Church is an 18th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the Avlabari district of Old Tbilisi, . The church is adjacent to the Avlabari Square. is situated 180 metres northwest of Church of the Red Gospel.

Photo: Saskia Heijltjes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 200 metres west of Church of the Red Gospel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avlabari and Madatov Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank of the . The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as Isani, which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is one of the oldest neighborhoods of , located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of Mtkvari, on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda.

Church of the Red Gospel

Latitude
41.69109° or 41° 41′ 28″ north
Longitude
44.81465° or 44° 48′ 53″ east
Open location code
8HH6MRR7+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 661357924
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4504775
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Church of the Red Gospel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Շամքորեցոց Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الانجيل الاحمر”
  • Georgian: “თბილისის შამქორელთა ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია”
  • Japanese: “シャムコレツォツ・ソールブ・アスタヴァツァツィン教会”
  • Persian: “کلیسای انجیل سرخ (تفلیس)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای انجیل سرخ”
  • Russian: “Кармир Аветаран”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Красного Евангелия”
  • Russian: “Церковь Красного Евангелия”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Evangelio Rojo”
  • Turkish: “Kızıl İncil Kilisesi”

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Highlights include Avlabari Square and Residence of the Italian Ambassador.

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