Church of the Holy Trinity, Aleppo explained

Building Name:Holy Trinity Church
Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի
كنيسة الثالوث الأقدس
Location:Aleppo, Syria
Coordinates:36.2208°N 37.1633°W
Religious Affiliation:Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Consecration Year:1965
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Pascal Paboudjian
Architecture Type:Armenian
Architecture Style:Circular (Zvartnots-style)
Dome Quantity:1

The Holy Trinity Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի, Sourp Yerrortutyun; Arabic: كنيسة الثالوث الأقدس), also called Zvartnots, is an Armenian Catholic church in al-Midan district of Aleppo, Syria.

Overview

The consecration of the church took place in 1965, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and was renovated in 1990. Its structure resembles the one of Zvartnots in Armenia. The architect of the church is Pascal Paboudjian.[1] [2]

The Zvartnots primary school known in Arabic as al-Farah School located within the church complex, belongs to the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo, operating from kindergarten to 9th grade.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Armenian Catholic Prelacy of Beroea, Armenian sites of Aleppo, date: 1992, page 40
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131115093047/http://armeniancatholic.org/inside.php?lang=en&page_id=312 Armenian Catholic churches in Aleppo, Syria