Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert

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Holy Mother of God Cathedral
Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert 2019.jpg
The church after completion in December 2019
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
RiteArmenian
StatusOperational
Location
LocationStepanakert, Republic of Artsakh (de facto)
Azerbaijan (de jure)
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert is located in Republic of Artsakh
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert
Shown within Republic of Artsakh
Geographic coordinates39°48′46″N 46°44′56″E / 39.81278°N 46.74889°E / 39.81278; 46.74889Coordinates: 39°48′46″N 46°44′56″E / 39.81278°N 46.74889°E / 39.81278; 46.74889
Architecture
TypeCathedral
StyleArmenian
Groundbreaking2006
Completed2019

Holy Mother of God Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար, romanized: Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Mayr Tachar), also known as Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Cathedral, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. A 4-meter statue of King Vachagan III was planned[needs update] to be placed on a 2-meter pedestal near the church.[1][2] The church - under construction for 12 years - was consecrated on April 7, 2019.[3]

History[]

The cathedral became a bomb shelter during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, with civilians taking refuge in the basement of the cathedral from Azerbaijan's bombardment of Stepanakert.[4]

Gallery[]

  • The cathedral under construction in March 2018

References[]

  1. ^ [1] Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Construction of St. Mary Mother Cathedral of Stepanakert
  2. ^ "Since independence, 12 churches have been constructed in Artsakh and 4 are under construction" (in Armenian). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Official ceremony of consecration and opening Cathedral of Intercession takes place in Stepanakert". news.am.
  4. ^ "Karabakh cathedral repurposed as bomb shelter". France24. 4 October 2020.
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