Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert

Holy Mother of God Cathedral
Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար
The church after completion in December 2019
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
RiteArmenian
StatusOperational
Location
LocationKhankendi, Azerbaijan
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert is located in Azerbaijan
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert
Shown within Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates39°48′46″N 46°44′56″E / 39.81278°N 46.74889°E / 39.81278; 46.74889
Architecture
TypeCathedral
StyleArmenian
Groundbreaking2006
Completed2019

Holy Mother of God Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար, romanized: Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Mayr Tachar), also known as Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Cathedral, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Khankendi (Armenian: Stepanakert), Azerbaijan. A 4-meter statue of King Vachagan III was planned[needs update] to be placed on a 2-meter pedestal near the church.[1][2] The church - under construction for 12 years - was consecrated on April 7, 2019.[3]

History

The cathedral became a bomb shelter during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, with civilians taking refuge in the basement of the cathedral from Azerbaijan's bombardment of Stepanakert.[4]

The last liturgy was served in the cathedral on 1 October 2023 after the majority of the Armenian population had fled the city and Azerbaijan had taken control.[5]

  • The cathedral under construction in 2018
    The cathedral under construction in 2018

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holy Mother of God Cathedral (Xankəndi).
  1. ^ [1] Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Construction of St. Mary Mother Cathedral of Stepanakert
  2. ^ "Since independence, 12 churches have been constructed in Artsakh and 4 are under construction" (in Armenian). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Official ceremony of consecration and opening Cathedral of Intercession takes place in Stepanakert". news.am.
  4. ^ "Karabakh cathedral repurposed as bomb shelter". France24. 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Last liturgy is served in Stepanakert Cathedral". News.am. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.


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