St. Kristapor Church was an Armenian Apostolic Church located on the slope of Gindar hill in the central district of Yukhari Aylis village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1][2]
| St. Kristapor Church | |
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Սուրբ Քրիստափոր եկեղեցի | |
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| Location | Yukhari Aylis |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Domed basilica |
History
editThe earliest mention of St. Kristapor Church in the manuscripts dates to the 15th century.[1][2][3] According to the Armenian inscriptions in the church, it was rebuilt between 1671 and 1675.[1][2][3]
Architectural characteristics
editThe church had a four-aisled dome-bearing basilica composition. It consisted of a senior shrine, a pair of storage rooms and a prayer hall with a bright and high interior, on the four massive facades of which the dome was erected. It had three arched and decorated entrances on the western, northern and southern facades.[1][2][3]
Destruction
editThe church was still a standing monument in the 1980s.[4] It was completely demolished by February 3, 2000, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[4]
See also
editSt. Stepanos Church (Yukhari Aylis)
Saint Thomas Monastery of Agulis
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 18.
- ^ a b c d Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevan ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 24-25.
- ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Agulis: Patmamshakutayin hushardzanner. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1984, p. 24.
- ^ a b Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies. pp. 44–47. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.