St. Hripsime Church (Kultepe)
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| St. Hripsime Church | |
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Սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի | |
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| Location | Kültəpə |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | destroyed |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1997–2009 |
St. Hripsime Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Kultepe (Babek District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located in the center of the village.[1][2]
History
[edit]The church was founded in the 17th century and was renovated in the 19th century.[2][3]
Architecture
[edit]St. Hripsime was a four-aisled, three-naved basilica church with semicircular apse, vestries on either side, and an entryway in the north. There were Armenian inscriptions on the interior and sculptures around the entrance.[2][3]
Destruction
[edit]The church was still extant in the 1980s and was destroyed at some point between 1997 and October 24, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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. 334–337. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 116.
- ^ a b Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, pp. 95–96.