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St Sarkis Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church and a Grade II* listed building in Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London.It was constructed in 1922–1923 by Calouste Gulbenkian as a memorial to his parents, and the architect was Arthur Davis. [1]
St. Sarkis Church (Tsovinar ... a 5th-century Armenian church, in Digor, Kars Province, Turkey; United Kingdom. St. Sarkis Church (London), in Kensington ...
St Sarkis Armenian Church, Kensington, London, built by Gulbenkian and in the grounds of which he is buried. He established and built the St Sarkis Armenian church in Kensington, central London, England, built in 1922–23 as a memorial to his parents, to the design of the architect Arthur Davis.
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It became the Church of England parish church of Kensington (St Peter's). [1] By an Order in Council of December 1972 Saint Peter's was declared redundant with the intention that the building be leased to the Armenian Orthodox Church. Anglican services ceased in January 1973.
The construction of the bell tower of the St Sarkis Vicarial Church was completed in 2000. [2] The rebuilding process of Saint Sarkis Cathedral was realized through the donation of Armenian benefactors Sarkis Kurkjian and his sons, residing in London. A 2 kW photovoltaic power system was installed on the roof of the cathedral in 2009. [3]
There are three Armenian Apostolic Churches in Britain: Saint Sarkis in Kensington in London; Saint Yeghiche in South Kensington, also in London; and the Holy Trinity in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester. The Armenian church of the Holy Trinity was the first purpose-built Armenian church in Western Europe and was opened at Easter 1870.
St Sarkis Armenian Church, London. Arthur Joseph Davis RA (21 May 1878, Kensington, London [3] – 22 July 1951, Kensington, London) was an English architect. Davis studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris in the 1890s. He was the co-partner in the firm Mewes & Davis, with Charles Mewès.