Church of Kish
Historic Georgian Orthodox church in Azerbaijan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Church of Kish (Azerbaijani: Kiş kilsəsi; Georgian: გიშის ეკლესია), also known from different sources[2][3][4] as Church of Saint Elishe (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Yelisey kilsəsi, Armenian: Սուրբ Եղիշէ եկեղեցի;[5] Latinised Saint Eliseus[1]) or Holy Mother of God Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստուածածին եկեղեցի),[5] is a Georgian Orthodox church, probably dating to the early 12th century, in the village of Kiş, approximately 5 km north of Shaki, Azerbaijan.[5] It has been inactive due to lack of parishioners since the 19th century, although mass was still regularly held as of 2000 by a Georgian priest.[1] Archaeological research undertaken in 2000 concluded that it was first built as a diophysite Georgian church, later to become a Chalcedonian church (Armenian or Caucasian Albanian).[1] Previous research had proposed that it had functioned at different times as a Caucasian Albanian Apostolic church, [6][unreliable source?][7][unreliable source?] a Chalcedonian church within the Georgian Orthodox Church, and later as an Armenian Apostolic Church.[5]
Church of Kish | |
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Church of Saint Elishe Müq. Yelisey Kilsəsi Holy Mother of God Church Tanrının Müqəddəs anası Kilsəsi | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | inactive (no parishioners), but mass held by Georgian priest[1] |
Location | |
Location | Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan |
Geographic coordinates | 41.248933°N 47.193067°E / 41.248933; 47.193067 |
Architecture | |
Completed | probably early 12th century AD[1] |
Dome(s) | 1 |