St. Grigor Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Chalkhangala (Kangarli District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The church was located in the central part of the village.[1][2][3]
| St. Grigor Church of Aznaberd | |
|---|---|
Ազնաբերդի Ս. Գրիգոր եկեղեցի | |
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| Location | Çalxanqala |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Founded | 12th or 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Basilica |
| Demolished | 2001–2011 |
History
editThe church was founded in the 12th or 13th century.[3] It was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century.[2]
Architecture
editSt. Grigor was a basilica-style church consisting of a nave and two aisles, a pentagonal apse, and two vestries, with doorways on the western and southern facades. There were Armenian inscriptions in the interior and on the southern and western facades. As of 1979 part of the roof had collapsed and there were cracks in the walls.
Destruction
editThe church was still extant in the late Soviet period (the 1980s). However, it has been destroyed in the period between August 30, 2001, and July 15, 2011, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 346–349. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 99.
- ^ a b Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 118.