Armenian Church, Baku
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For other uses, see St. Gregory the Illuminator's Church (disambiguation).
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church,[lower-alpha 1] commonly referred to as the Armenian Church of Baku (Armenian: Բաքվի հայկական եկեղեցի, Bak’vi haykakan yekeghetsi; Azerbaijani: Bakı erməni kilsəsi), is a former Armenian Apostolic church near Fountains Square in central Baku, Azerbaijan. Completed in 1869, it was one of the two Armenian churches in Baku to survive the Soviet anti-religious campaign and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the 1990 pogrom and exodus of Baku Armenians when it was looted. It is now the only standing Armenian monument in Baku.[4]
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Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Not functioning, book depository (library)[1] |
Year consecrated | 1863-1869 |
Location | |
Location | 38 Nizami Street, Baku, Azerbaijan[2] |
Geographic coordinates | 40.371623°N 49.836466°E / 40.371623; 49.836466 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Karl Hippius |
Style | Armenian architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1863[3] |
Completed | 1869[3] |
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