Church of the Holy Archangels, Sevan
The Church of the Holy Archangels is a modern Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Sevan. It adds another chapter to a local religious history that includes medieval Sevanavank on the peninsula and Saint George’s Church in the Tsamakaberd district. Its foundation ceremony took place in October 2009.
The architect was Artak Ghulyan. Sargis Petoyan, an Armenian benefactor living in France, sponsored construction in memory of his parents, Avetis and Taguhi. The dedication is recorded in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin’s account of the consecration.
On 31 May 2015 Catholicos Karekin II presided over the service. A procession entered the church and hymns and psalms were sung. The Catholicos anointed the holy altar with consecrated chrism, formally dedicating it to worship.