Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi

AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church

Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral

Statusruined (1989)

LocationAvlabari district,
Tbilisi, Georgia

Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի
Church of the Red Gospel in the early 1900s
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	ruined (1989)
Location
Location	Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia
Interactive map of Church of the Red Gospel Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի
Coordinates	41°41′28″N 44°48′53″E / 41.691014°N 44.814692°E / 41.691014; 44.814692
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	1775
Dome height (outer)	40 meters

The Church of the Red Gospel (Armenian: Կարմիր Ավետարան եկեղեցի, Karmir Avetaran Yekeghetsi; Armenian: Կարմիր վանք, Karmir Vank) or Shamkoretsots Sourb Astvatsatsin Church (Armenian: Շամքորեցոց Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, meaning Shamkor Inhabitants' Holy Mother of God Church)^[1] is a ruined 18th-century Armenian church in the Avlabari district of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.

It was built in 1735^[2] or 1775^[3] or 1808,^[1] and renovated during the 19th century.^[2] According to Armenian sources, on April 13, 1989, the church was "blown up"^[1] or "destroyed".^[4] Georgian officials deny that it was blown up, and ascribed its destruction to the intensity of an earthquake that had struck Tbilisi a day before.^[5] At 40 meters, it was the tallest Armenian church in Tbilisi. Today it stands in ruins, with its cupola gone.