In the village of Kirants in Tavush Province is the newly discovered Holy Trinity Church from the 19th century, which has received the status of a local monument. The Holy Trinity Basilica-type church in Kirants (Kuneni), Tavush Province, mentioned as early as the fourth century, was built in 1888.
The church operated until the mid-1930s. A decision was made to completely demolish the church building, but the then village leader, Abgar Nazaryan, persuaded to preserve the building and convert it into a wheat storage.
During the Soviet years, it was used as a storage for a long time. Currently, the church’s roof is completely destroyed, there are cracks in some parts of the walls, the floor is broken, and the church’s area needs improvement. Due to Soviet-era interventions, some entrances or windows of the church were closed, and other alterations were made, which are planned to be removed through the restoration project.
The project is implemented within the framework of the EU4Culture program “we are our mountains”, funded by the European Union.
The project is being implemented by the Municipality of Ijevan and the Urban Sustainable Development Fund.
