St. Grigor Church (Gal)

St. Grigor Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Gal (Julfa District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The church was located in the center of the village.[1][2][3]

St. Grigor Church
Սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի
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LocationGal, Azerbaijan
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded12-13th centuries
Architecture
StyleBasilica
Demolished1997–2001

History

The church was probably founded in the 12–13th centuries.[2][3] It was rebuilt 1658–1659.[4]

Architecture

St. Grigor was a basilica with cruciform roof and consisted of a nave and two aisles, a seven-sided apse with two-storied vestries on either side, and a porch in the west. Four pillars supported the roof and cupola. There was an Armenian inscription on the western facade.[2][3]

Destruction

The church was still a well-preserved monument in the late Soviet period, however it was destroyed at some point between 1997 and October 7, 2001, as documented by investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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. 242–245. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, pp. 82–84.
  3. ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 85.
  4. ^ Research on Armenian Architecture, Nakhijevan: Atlas. Yerevan: Tigran Metz Publishing House, 2012.