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St. Grigor Church (Chalkhangala)

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St. Grigor Church of Aznaberd
Ազնաբերդի Ս. Գրիգոր եկեղեցի
St. Grigor Church of Aznaberd
LocationÇalxanqala
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded12th or 13th century
Architecture
StyleBasilica
Demolished2001–2011

St. Grigor Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Chalkhangala (Kangarli District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The church was located in the central part of the village.[1][2][3]

The church was founded in the 12th or 13th century.[3] It was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century.[2]

Architecture

St. Grigor was a basilica-style church consisting of a nave and two aisles, a pentagonal apse, and two vestries, with doorways on the western and southern facades. There were Armenian inscriptions in the interior and on the southern and western facades. As of 1979 part of the roof had collapsed and there were cracks in the walls.

Destruction

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