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Catheral of the Holy Mother of God
Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանքCathedral of the Holy Mother of God
Basic information Location Bağci district[1], Arapgir,
Malatya Province, Turkey
Geographic coordinates 39°02′00″N 38°29′00″E / 39.033333°N 38.483333°ECoordinates: 39°02′00″N 38°29′00″E / 39.033333°N 38.483333°E Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church Ecclesiastical or organizational status destroyed in 1957 Architectural description Architectural style Armenian Completed 1249[1] Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք, Surp Asdvadzadzin or Արաբկիրի մայր եկեղեցի, Arabkiri mayr yekeghetsi; Turkish: Arapkir Ana Kilisesi) was an 13th century Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Arapgir, Turkey.
History
The Cathedral of Arapgir named Holy Mother of God was built in the 13th century. It was one of the biggest churches in Western Armenia (today Eastern Anatolia). It was able to house 3,000 people. The cathedral was attacked and looted and burnt in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide. After the Armenian Genocide the cathedral was repaired and was used as a school. In 1950 the Municipality of Arapgir decided to demolish the cathedral. On September 18, 1957 the cathedral was blown up with dynamite. And later, the land where the cathedral stood was sold to a peasant named Hüseyin for 28,005 lira. [2] Today, in place of the cathedral are ruins.
See also
References
- ^ a b The Losses of the Armenian Church During the Genocide
- ^ Antarnik L. Pladian, 1969, New York – Arapkir Union, p. 931
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