| St. Hovhannes-Mkrtich Church | |
|---|---|
Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի | |
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| Location | Yukhari Aylis |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1997–2000 |
St. Hovhannes-Mkrtich Church was an Armenian Apostolic Church located in the lower district of Yukhari Aylis village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. [1] It was located approximately 400-500m southwest of St. Shmavon Church of the same village. [1]
The church was renovated in 1663, according to literary sources and an Armenian inscription on the base of the cupola of the church. [2] The church was in a partially ruined condition in the late Soviet period. [3]
It had a polygonal apse and two-storied vestries on either side, an eight-windowed dome rested atop four octagonal pillars. [1] [2] There were Armenian inscriptions on the perimeter of the dome. [1] [2] The frescoes on the church, added in 1686, were largely decayed. [1] [2] Some 150 tombstones existed along the northern and eastern sides of the church, within the perimeter wall. Since the 1940s, the tombstones were gradually disturbed and broken. [1]
The church was still a standing monument in the 1980s, however it has been already destroyed by February 2000, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch. [3]
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