A large Armenian church stood at the edge of town. At my first visit it was in need of restoration, in 2012 it had been restored. I still could not enter but again 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."

On the picture: A late-19th century Armenian representation of the Holy Trinity: the resurrected Christ (with his Cross), God the Father (seated next to him) and the Holy Spirit (above them, in the form of a dove). Two angels spread their wings upon them. Note the triangular nimbus behind God the Father’s head: another symbol of the Holy Trinity. The circular nimbus behind Christ’s head indicates that he is both divine and human (circular nimbuses are used to indicate saints too).
This bas relief is placed above the main entrance of the church.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.