St. Stepanos Monastery (Shurud)
St. Stepanos Monastery was an Armenian monastery located near the village of Shurud (Julfa District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1]
| St. Stepanos Monastery | |
|---|---|
Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք | |
| Location | Şurud |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Founded | 9–10th centuries |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1997–2006 |
History[edit]
The monastery was founded in the 9th or 10th centuries. It was renovated in the 17th century as well as in the 19th–20th centuries.[2]
Architecture[edit]
The monastery had a single-chamber nave, a rectangular apse, and an entryway in the west. There were Armenian inscriptions inside the monastery.[2]
Destruction[edit]
The monastery was destroyed at some point between 1997 and June 15, 2006, as documented by investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 264–267. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, 82.