Saint George’s Church, Geghhovit
Saint George’s Church in Geghhovit dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century and was restored in 1873. Its walls preserve stones from several phases of the village’s history. On the outside of the south wall, a tenth-century khachkar shares the same stretch of masonry with one dated 1531.
A carved cross-stone dated 1501 is set into the baptismal niche. Another, from the thirteenth century, is in the sanctuary. Grigor’s gravestone of 1517 is built into the inner face of the south wall. On the west wall, Mirzabek’s gravestone carries three inscriptions carved at different times.
The cemetery surrounding the church contains monuments spanning the ninth to twentieth centuries. Some of its stones predate the church by hundreds of years. Work in 1984 improved the grounds and secured the khachkars.