St. Stepanos Church | |
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Church of Kaghakik | |
Քաղաքիկի եկեղեցի | |
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Location | Kələki |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
History | |
Founded | 1441 |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 2000–2009 |
St. Stepanos Church was an Armenian church located in the northeastern district of the Kələki village ( Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. [1] The church was still standing in the early 2000s. [1]
According to an Armenian inscription on a cross-stone (khachkar) above the lintel of the portal, the church was either founded or renovated in 1441 by Agha Shain. [2] [3] It was also renovated in the 17th and 19th centuries. The church is also mentioned in the 17th century Armenian inscription of St. Tovma Monastery of Agulis. [2] [3]
St. Stepanos had a single-chamber nave, eastern apse with two vestries on either side, an entrance in the western facade, and a porch in the west. [2] [3] Historian Argam Ayvazyan recorded traces of wall painting on the plastered walls of the interior, as well as Armenian inscriptions on the western facade. [2] [3]
The church was a well-preserved and still standing monument in the late Soviet period (1980s) and in the early 2000s. [1] However, the church was erased between 2000 and August 13, 2009, as documented by satellite forensic investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch. [1]
St. Stepanos Church | |
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Church of Kaghakik | |
Քաղաքիկի եկեղեցի | |
| |
Location | Kələki |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
History | |
Founded | 1441 |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 2000–2009 |
St. Stepanos Church was an Armenian church located in the northeastern district of the Kələki village ( Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. [1] The church was still standing in the early 2000s. [1]
According to an Armenian inscription on a cross-stone (khachkar) above the lintel of the portal, the church was either founded or renovated in 1441 by Agha Shain. [2] [3] It was also renovated in the 17th and 19th centuries. The church is also mentioned in the 17th century Armenian inscription of St. Tovma Monastery of Agulis. [2] [3]
St. Stepanos had a single-chamber nave, eastern apse with two vestries on either side, an entrance in the western facade, and a porch in the west. [2] [3] Historian Argam Ayvazyan recorded traces of wall painting on the plastered walls of the interior, as well as Armenian inscriptions on the western facade. [2] [3]
The church was a well-preserved and still standing monument in the late Soviet period (1980s) and in the early 2000s. [1] However, the church was erased between 2000 and August 13, 2009, as documented by satellite forensic investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch. [1]