St. Yerrordutyun Church (Nursu)
| St. Yerrordutyun Church of Nors | |
|---|---|
Նորսի Սուրբ Երրորդություն եկեղեցի | |
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| Location | Nursu |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Founded | 13th or 14th century |
| Architecture | |
| Style | basilica |
| Demolished | 1997–2009 |
St. Yerrordutyun Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Nursu (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located in the western part of the village.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
The church was founded in the 13th or 14th century. According to an Armenian inscription on a khachkar in the tympanum of the western entryway, the church was renovated in 1654. It was also renovated in 1875.[2][3] The church was standing but in poor condition in the late Soviet years; part of the roof had collapsed, the northern vestry was in ruins, and parts of the walls were damaged or cracking.[2][3]
Architecture[edit]
The church was a basilica-style structure consisting of a nave, two aisles, a seven-sided apse, and two vestries, with entries on the north and west. There was an Armenian inscription on the western facade.[2][3]
Destruction[edit]
The church was a standing monument in the late Soviet period.[1] It was listed on the 1988 list of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Azerbaijan SSR under inventory number 2854.[1] The church was razed to ground at some point between 1997 and November 11, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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. 398–401. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 146.
- ^ a b c d Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 113.