St. Sargis Church (Channab) Explained

St. Sargis Church
Native Name:Ցղնայի Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի
Native Name Lang:Armenian
Country:Azerbaijan
Location:Çənnəb
Denomination:Armenian Apostolic Church
Founded Date:13–14th centuries
Demolished Date:February 2000 – August 2009

St. Sargis Church was an Armenian church located in Çənnəb village (Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located in the southeastern part of the village, near Karmunji Hraparak (Bridge Square).[2] [3]

History

The church was founded in 13–14th centuries, it was renovated in the 17th century and was repaired by S. Saghatelian in 1890.[4]

Architectural characteristics

The church was a single-nave structure with a semicircular apse and entrances in the north and west. The church had Armenian inscriptions inside, on the northern, southern, and western walls.

Destruction

The church was still standing and intact as of February 3, 2000 and was destroyed between February 2000 and August 13, 2009, as documented by the investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khatchadourian, Lori . Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan . Smith . Adam T. . Ghulyan . Husik . Lindsay . Ian . Ithaca, NY . 2022 . Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies . 132–135 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924101952/https://indd.adobe.com/view/publication/2a6c8a55-75b0-4c78-8932-dc798a9012fb/58x9/publication-web-resources/pdf/CHWNakhichevanReportFull.pdf . 24 September 2022 . live.
  2. Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 50.
  3. Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani kotvoghayin hushardzannern u patkerakandaknery․ Yerevan: Hayastan, 1987, p. 39.
  4. Research on Armenian Architecture. Nakhijevan: Atlas. Yerevan: Tigran Metz Publishing House, 2012.