St. Grigor Church (Gomur)
St. Grigor Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Gomur (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located atop high ground in the center of the village.[1][2]
| St. Grigor Church of Gomer | |
|---|---|
Գոմերի Սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի | |
| Location | Gömür, Nakhchivan |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Founded | 12th or 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Style | basilica |
| Demolished | 1997–2009 |
History
The church was founded in the 12th or 13th century and was renovated in the 17th century.[2][3]
Architecture
The basilica-style church consisted of a single nave, two aisles, two vestries, and a hall, with decorated doorways in the west and south. There were two khachkars with relief decorations on the western. There were Armenian inscriptions on the western and southern facades.[2][3]
Destruction
The church was in a well-preserved condition in the late Soviet period.[1][2][3] It was listed on the 1988 list of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Azerbaijan SSR under inventory number 2856.[1] However, it was destroyed at some point between 1997 and November 11, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
References
- Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 424–427. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- Ayvazian, Argam, The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 113.
- Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, pp. 155–156.