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Identity crisis?: Armenian historian blames Georgian authorities for ‘privatizing’ churches

An Armenian historian and researcher has warned that another Armenian church in Georgia is being Georgianized – St. Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi, which collapsed last year, and which is currently being reconstructed through the efforts of Georgian authorities, now is proclaimed to be Georgian.

“This is a deliberate act of destruction, which is being implemented by the Georgian Church, whereas our Church is silent: they [Armenian Church representatives] are active when a new church is to be constructed,” Samvel Karapetyan, head of the Yerevan branch of the Research on Armenian Architecture NGO, told ArmeniaNow.

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15.07.2010 09:23
the article brings up a good point. we are quick to blame the georgians for the confiscation of our churches and monuments for being part of some campaign against us...(which is not totally untrue..) yet we forget to put at least part of the blame on ourselves, for lacking to organise effectively after the fall of the wall...as such many armenians in tiflis would rather go to georgian school, or move to armenia or russia than create the basis of a strong armenian community there. thus, yes we asked for our churches back, but it was half-assed.... we said "can we have our churches back?..then answered "what churches?" and we said "oh sorry to bother you". obviously, the georgian church (which is in full expansion now)is in need of new locations..they have also taken over greek and catholic churches, not just armenians...so its up to us to make a sustained and comprehensive effort to keep our own heritage alive instead of trying to create scandals involving the georgians and all
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