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20-DEC-2007

Sivrihisar dec 2007 2092.jpg

A large Armenian church stood at the edge of town. It is in need of restoration, I could not enter but took some pictures of details on the outside.

I was informed by a viewer, whom I thank: "According to the Armenian inscription on the dedication stone, this Church was built in 1881 by the Armenian community of Sivrihisar (Yozgat Province). It was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The architect was M.Panayot of Sivrihisar. The church was built during the term of Armenian Patriarch Nerses (Constantinople) " and "The small building leaning against the church is called "Hokedoun" some kind of a mortuary, where the deceased was placed before the last rights and burial. In the old days, there were no funeral homes as we know it today."

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Haig Misakyan, P.Eng. 11-Mar-2012 23:28
The small building leaning against the church is called "Hokedoun" some kind of a mortuary, where the deceased was placed before the last rights and burial. In the old days, there were no funeral homes as we know it today.
Haig Misakyan, P.Eng. 11-Mar-2012 20:28
According to the Armenian inscription on the dedication stone, this Church was built in 1881 by the Armenian community of Sivrihisar (Yozgat Province). It was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The architect was M.Panayot of Sivrihisar.
The church was built during the term of Armenian Patriarch Nerses (Constantinople)
Looking at the name of the architect, I venture to say that he was of Greek origin and the byzantine architectural style of the dome strengthens my point of view.