St. Grigor Church | |
Native Name: | Սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի |
Native Name Lang: | Armenian |
Country: | Azerbaijan |
Location: | Külüs |
Denomination: | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Founded Date: | 13th or 14th century |
Status: | Destroyed |
Style: | basilica |
Demolished Date: | 1997–2009 |
St. Grigor Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Kulus (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located in the southwestern part of the village.[1] [2]
The church was founded in the 13th or 14th century and was renovated in 1657.[3]
It was a basilica-style church consisting of two aisles and a nave, an apse, two vestries, and a hall. Entryways were on the west and south. There were Armenian inscriptions on the interior. Its distinctive roof, with a curved form that gives the impression of a dome, is characteristic of the Persian-Armenian community of Isfahan.
The church was a standing monument in the late Soviet period.[1] It was listed on the 1988 list of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Azerbaijan SSR under inventory number 2853.[1] The church was destroyed at some point between 1997 and November 11, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]