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194: 122: 170: 182: 206: 146: 134: 158: 20: 62:, which includes the date 1395, has given rise to much commentary that has not shed light on the building's prior existence. The Armenian community used neither the Julian nor the Gregorian dating system at the time, and neither did the Romanians, leading to the conclusion that the inscription is a later forgery. However, it is true that Armenians built a church in Iași, dedicated to the 103:
The church has three bells, of which two are dated. A small one has a Latin inscription from 1607, and a larger one is written in Old Church Slavonic in 1887. Repairs were carried out in 1732, 1803 (from the foundations), 1929-1932 and, following World War II bombardment, 1946.
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granted tax exemptions to the clergy of the two parishes. Around 1830-1832, an old Armenian cemetery existed behind the
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It is known for certain that the church was restored in 1803. The inscription found on an old brick in the
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was built on the site of an Armenian church taken by the
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Romanian
Armenian Apostolic
Iași
Romania
Virgin Mary
transept
Dormition of the Mother of God
Saint Sabbas Church
Romanian Orthodox
Saint Gregory the Great
Princes
Mihai Racoviță
Nicholas Mavrocordatos
Dimitrie Cantemir
Vulpe Church
historic monument
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs
Niche with the 1395 inscription
Entrance
Iconostasis
Choir
Madonna and Child icon
Merchant's grave
Churchyard headstones
Parish house



History

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