Norashen is one of the most outstanding Armenian churches in Tiflis, situated in the ancient central district of the city. According to the church foundation protocol, it was built in 1507 by an Armenian tycoon named Satat who spent his property on the construction of the building. Over the centuries, the church underwent several major repairs in 1650, 1795, 1808, 1897 and in other years, and that was mentioned in many records.

A number of foreign travelers who visited Tiflis mentioned Norashen Church. In 1673 Jean Chardin from France listed Norashen among other functioning Armenian churches. According to an act of donation of the Catholicos of All Armenians Simeon Yerevantsi, in 1773 the church was passed to the Haghbat Monastery and was included in the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia much later. Norashen was closed in Soviet times and is currently being rebuilt and renovated.

There were parish schools adjacent to the church. Back in 1795 Norashen ringer Yeghiazar Galstyan founded the first parish school in Tiflis, near the church. And the Mariamian Girl's School was founded in 1866.