Saint Hripsime Church of Yalta

Armenian Apostolic church in Yalta, Crimea

Saint Hripsime Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի, Surp Hripsime Yekeghetsi), is a working Armenian church located in Yalta on the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine and completed in 1917.^[1]

It is modeled after a church of the same name^[2] in Vagharshapat, Armenia. In fact, a piece of that UNESCO World Heritage site church was symbolically used in the base of this church.^[3]

Saint Hripsime in Yalta (inner view)

The Khachkar near Saint Hripsime Church

References

1. "В Ялте отметят 100-летие местной армянской церкви Сурб Рипсиме - 19 Ноября 2009 - Информационный центр газеты армян России "Еркрамас"". yerkramas.do.am. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
2. "Armenian Church in Yalta: severity of lines and no extravagance". RestExpert. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
3. "Discover Ukraine  : Places : Crimea : Yalta : The Armenian Church". discover-ukraine.info. Retrieved 2018-11-13.