Holy Cross Church, Rostov-on-Don

Surp Khach Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ Եկեղեցի [suɾpʰ χɑtʃʰ], Russian: Церковь Святого Креста, Holy Cross Church) is an 18th-century Armenian church in Nor Nakhichevan. It is the oldest surviving monument in the borders of Rostov-on-Don.^[1]

Holy Cross Church Սուրբ Խաչ Եկեղեցի
Holy Cross Church, New Nakhichevan
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Rite	Armenian
Location
Location	Nor Nakhichevan, Rostov Russia
Shown within Russia
Geographic coordinates	47.29056804°N 39.72209662°E / 47.29056804; 39.72209662
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1786
Completed	1792

History

The church was built in 1786–1792. In 1972, it was turned into a museum of Russian-Armenian friendship, but was reopened as an Armenian Apostolic Church in 2000.^[1][2]

The church is situated in the modern-day Voroshilovsky (North) rayon, on a high hill near the river. Several famous Armenian people like Harutyun Alamdaryan, Raphael Patkanian and Mikael Nalbandian are buried near the church.

See also

Patkanyan's (left) and Nalbandyan's graves

• Nakhichevan-on-Don