The church, next to which are two smaller buildings on the east and west sides, is surrounded by an irregularly shaped wall and ramparts. In the window-shaped openings of the stone wall were placed images of scenes from the passion of Jesus, made around 1750, which are now found in the Armenian parish building.
The building was renovated in 1889, when neo-baroque frescoes were painted on the ceiling and windows.
Thanks to the small attached buildings, the body of the church with a single nave and polygonal altar acquires an authentic baroque style: a chapel with three lobes and portico, a sacristy and the hall that is connected to the lower level of the tower.
In the interior arrangement of the church, the four valuable altars with a uniform design and the pulpit built in the same period, between 1752 and 1754, stand out.
The main altar, richly decorated in Baroque style, depicts the scene of the coronation of the Holy Virgin Mary and the ascension of the body of the Mother of God, according to the name of the church. The main scene of the south altar depicts the stoning of Saint Stephen.
The most valuable painting of the church is on the altar on the north side and was created in 1752 in the monastery of the Mekhitarian congregation in Venice. The painting depicts Saint Gregory the Illuminator, who converted the Armenians to Christianity, and the central scene represents the baptism of King Tiridates III and the royal family. Images from Armenian legends are present in the background.
The frescoes on the ceiling illustrate the scenes of the coronation of Mary and the birth of Christ, and in the penetrations of the cylindrical vault you can see the Holy Fathers of the Church: St. Ambrose, St. Gregory the Great, St. Augustine and St. Jerome.
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