St. John's Church, Goygol

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St.John's Church
German: St. Johanniskirche
Kirche Helenendorf.jpg
Exterior of the church
Religion
AffiliationGerman Lutheran Church
RegionGoygol
Year consecrated1857
StatusRenovated
Location
LocationGoygol,
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
MunicipalityGoygol
St. John's Church, Goygol is located in Azerbaijan
St. John's Church, Goygol
Shown within Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates40°35′13″N 46°18′57″E / 40.58694°N 46.31583°E / 40.58694; 46.31583Coordinates: 40°35′13″N 46°18′57″E / 40.58694°N 46.31583°E / 40.58694; 46.31583
Architecture
StyleNeogothic
Groundbreaking1854
Completed1857

St.John's Church (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs İohann kilsəsi; German: St. Johanniskirche) — German Lutheran church located in Helenendorf, Azerbaijan.

St.John's church in 1908

History[]

First stone for St. John's Church laid in 24 April 1854 in Helenendorf,[1] next to a parish school (completed in 1842).[2] Church was completed in 10 March 1857 and was first Lutheran church in the area what is now Azerbaijan. Its first pastor was Georg Heinrich Reitenbach (1832-1840).[3] It functioned as a church until 1941, when it was converted into a sports hall. During Second World War church was used as a military hospital.

Today[]

Since 2005, it is functioning as Goygol Local History Museum. Church was renovated and restored in 2008 by German Technical Cooperation Society.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sudaba, Zeynalova (2005-01-01). "Germans in Azerbaijan: a retrospective analysis". Central Asia and the Caucasus (6). ISSN 1404-6091.
  2. ^ "Tanıdığımız və tanımadığımız Göygöl". Gedebey.org.
  3. ^ Sudaba, Zeinalova (2007-01-01). "The Evangelical-Lutheran community in Azerbaijan: a retrospective analysis". The Caucasus & Globalization. 1 (5). ISSN 1819-7353.
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