Арменската апостолическа православна църква "Сурп Кеворк" - свещен символ за пловдивската общност
Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church "Surp Kevork" - A Sacred Symbol for the Plovdiv Community

Author(s): Takuhi Tavityan
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Armenian; Apostolic; Orthodox; Church; “Surp Kevork”; Plovdiv
Summary/Abstract: The Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church "Surp Kevork" ("St. George") is a unifying centre for the Armenians in Plovdiv and a symbol of faith. The role it performs for the geographically dispersed community is complex and multi-layered. The study established the following hypothesis: the church and the museum have a social and spiritual function. The main purpose of the report is to reveal why the church has become a sacred symbol for the Armenian community in Plovdiv. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve two research tasks, namely: to present a brief history of the church and to determine the role of the church museum located in the temple

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