The church was most probably built in the 12th or 13th century and was rebuilt in the 17th century and in 1845.[1][2][3]
Architectural characteristicsedit
The church was built with basalt and reddish-pink colored stones, it was a basilica-style structure with a four-sided dome and a cross-like roof. In the eastern part of the church, on both sides of the main altar, there were quite large and semicircular altars. The church had three entrances, which were located on the southern, western and eastern sides. The domed basilica had three apses facing a main hall, and under the apses were vestries that could be accessed from their bemas. The cupola rested on four cruciform pillars. There were Armenian inscriptions on the southern facade and decorative sculptures around the entrances and windows.[1][2][3][4]
Destructionedit
The church was still a standing monument in the 1980s.[4] It has been completely destroyed by February 3, 2000, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[4]
^ abcAyvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, pp. 20–21.
^ abcKhatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian. Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies. pp. 34–37. (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
October 27, 2023
stepanos, church, yukhari, aylis, stepanos, church, armenian, church, located, slope, hill, northwestern, verin, district, yukhari, aylis, village, nakhchivan, autonomous, republic, azerbaijan, stepanos, churchՍուրբ, Ստեփանոս, եկեղեցիlocationyuxarı, əyliscount. St Stepanos Church was an Armenian church located on the slope of a hill in the northwestern Verin Get district of Yukhari Aylis village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan 1 2 3 St Stepanos ChurchՍուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցիLocationYuxari EylisCountryAzerbaijanDenominationArmenian Apostolic ChurchArchitectureStyleDomed basilicaYears built12 13th centuriesDemolished1997 2000 Contents 1 History 2 Architectural characteristics 3 Destruction 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe church was most probably built in the 12th or 13th century and was rebuilt in the 17th century and in 1845 1 2 3 Architectural characteristics editThe church was built with basalt and reddish pink colored stones it was a basilica style structure with a four sided dome and a cross like roof In the eastern part of the church on both sides of the main altar there were quite large and semicircular altars The church had three entrances which were located on the southern western and eastern sides The domed basilica had three apses facing a main hall and under the apses were vestries that could be accessed from their bemas The cupola rested on four cruciform pillars There were Armenian inscriptions on the southern facade and decorative sculptures around the entrances and windows 1 2 3 4 Destruction editThe church was still a standing monument in the 1980s 4 It has been completely destroyed by February 3 2000 according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch 4 See also editSt Kristapor Church Yukhari Aylis Saint Thomas Monastery of Agulis St Shmavon Church Yukhari Aylis St Hakob Hayrapet Church Yukhari Aylis References edit a b c Ayvazyan Argam Agulis Patmamshakutayin hushardzanner Yerevan Hayastan 1984 p 24 33 a b c Ayvazyan Argam Nakhijevan ISSH haykakan hushardzannery Hamahavak tsutsak Yerevan Hayastan 1986 pp 21 22 a b c Ayvazyan Argam The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan Transl Krikor H Maksoudian Detroit Wayne State University Press 1990 pp 20 21 a b c Khatchadourian Lori Smith Adam T Ghulyan Husik Lindsay Ian Silent Erasure A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan Azerbaijan Ithaca NY Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies pp 34 37 Archived PDF from the original on 24 September 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Stepanos Church Yukhari Aylis amp oldid 1180950447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
