St. Grigor Church (Gomur)

St. Grigor Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Gomur (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located atop high ground in the center of the village.[1][2]

St. Grigor Church of Gomer
Գոմերի Սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի
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LocationGömür, Nakhchivan
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded12th or 13th century
Architecture
Stylebasilica
Demolished1997–2009

History

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The church was founded in the 12th or 13th century and was renovated in the 17th century.[2][3]

Architecture

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The basilica-style church consisted of a single nave, two aisles, two vestries, and a hall, with decorated doorways in the west and south. There were two khachkars with relief decorations on the western. There were Armenian inscriptions on the western and southern facades.[2][3]

Destruction

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The church was in a well-preserved condition in the late Soviet period.[1][2][3] It was listed on the 1988 list of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Azerbaijan SSR under inventory number 2856.[1] However, it was destroyed at some point between 1997 and November 11, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 424–427. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Ayvazian, Argam, The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 113.
  3. ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, pp. 155–156.