Church of the Holy Cross, Aleppo

Church of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ, Sourp khach; Arabic: كنيسة الصليب المقدس) is an Armenian Catholic Church in the Ouroubeh district of Aleppo, Syria.

Holy Cross Church
Սուրբ Խաչ كنيسة الصليب المقدس
Holly Cross Church during Christmas, December 2007
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Catholic Church Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Region	Aleppo
Year consecrated	24 April 1993
Status	Active
Location
Location	Ouroubeh district, Addou'ali Street, Aleppo, Syria
Location in Aleppo
Geographic coordinates	36.2124°N 37.1553°E / 36.2124; 37.1553
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sarkis Balmanoukian
Type	Armenian
Style	Radial (Saint Hripsime-style)
Completed	1993
Dome(s)	1

Overview

The consecration of the church took place on 24 April 1993, on the 78 anniversary of the Armenian genocide.^[1] It is the work of the Aleppine-Armenian architect Sarkis Balmanougian. The church has a single dome with a belfry at the entrance.

During the Syrian Civil War and after the break-up of the Battle of Aleppo in 2012, the seat of the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo was temporarily moved to the Holy Cross Church, as the original seat of the diocese the Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs was frequently being shelled by the Islamist rebels.

As of April 2010, Father Nerses Zabbarian is the parish priest of Holy Cross church.

Gallery

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  Day view of the church
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  Night view of the church
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  Interior view of the church

See also

• Armenians in Syria
• Armenian Catholic Church