Surp Khach Church (
Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ Եկեղեցի[suɾpʰχɑtʃʰ],
Russian: Церковь Святого Креста, Holy Cross Church) is an 18th-century
Armenian church in
Nor Nakhichevan. It is the oldest surviving monument in the borders of
Rostov-on-Don.[1]
History
The church was built in 1786–1792. In 1972, it was turned into a museum of Russian-Armenian friendship, but was reopened as an Armenian Apostolic Church in 2000.[1][2]
The church is situated in the modern-day Voroshilovsky (North) rayon, on a high hill near the river. Several famous Armenian people like
Harutyun Alamdaryan,
Raphael Patkanian and
Mikael Nalbandian are buried near the church.