St. Kristapor Church was an Armenian Apostolic Church located on the slope of Gindar hill in the central district of Yukhari Aylis village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. [1] [2]
St. Kristapor Church | |
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Սուրբ Քրիստափոր եկեղեցի | |
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Location | Yukhari Aylis |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
History | |
Status | Destroyed |
Architecture | |
Style | Domed basilica |
The earliest mention of St. Kristapor Church in the manuscripts dates to the 15th century. [1] [2] [3] According to the Armenian inscriptions in the church, it was rebuilt between 1671 and 1675. [1] [2] [3]
The church had a four-aisled dome-bearing basilica composition. It consisted of a senior shrine, a pair of storage rooms and a prayer hall with a bright and high interior, on the four massive facades of which the dome was erected. It had three arched and decorated entrances on the western, northern and southern facades. [1] [2] [3]
The church was still a standing monument in the 1980s. [4] It was completely demolished by February 3, 2000, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch. [4]
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