The church never had a belfry until 1912 , when a bell tower was erected by the donation of the Syrian-Armenian philanthropist Rizkallah Tahhan from Brazil . During the 2nd half of the 20th century , the interior of the church underwent massive renovations to meet with the requirements of traditional Armenian churches . On 28 May 1991 , by the donation of Keledjian brothers from Aleppo , a khachkar-memorial was placed in the churchyard commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Forty Martyrs Cathedral