Russian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan
The Russian Orthodox Church is the main group of Eastern Orthodoxy in de facto-Azerbaijan (excluding majority-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh). Many of its members are Russians. Azerbaijan is a mainly Shiite Muslim country which used to be part of the Russian Empire and the USSR. The Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral, the Church of Michael Archangel and at least one further [1] Russian Orthodox church exist in Baku.
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History [edit]
The first Russian Orthodox church in Baku was built in 1815.[2] Russian Orthodox churches had been built in Ganja and Şamaxı previously.[3] In 1905, Baku Eparchy, nowadays Baku and Caspian Eparchy, was established.[4] There used to be an Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Baku. In the Soviet area, there was persecution of Christians.[5] In 1944, a Russian Orthodox church was reopened in Baku.[6]
See also [edit]
- Christianity in Azerbaijan
- Religion in Azerbaijan
- Roman Catholicism in Azerbaijan
- Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan
