Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo

Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral (Spanish: Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali; Armenian: Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալի եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationAv. Agraciada
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Geographic coordinates34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W / -34.878221; -56.196037
Architecture
Architect(s)Rafael Israelyan
StyleArmenian

This temple, dedicated to the Catholicos saint Nerses Shnorhali, is the prelacy of the Uruguayan Diocese of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church. Its current head is Archbishop Hakob Glnjian.[2]

The church is part of a bigger ensemble of buildings that house Armenian-Uruguayan institutions.[1] There is a memorial to the Armenian genocide, with a sculpture by Nerses Ounanian.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Armenians in Uruguay". The Virtual Museum of Armenian Diaspora. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Hovik Abrahamyan meets Archbishop Hakob Glnjian in Montevideo
  3. ^ Nerses Ounanian
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