34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W / -34.878221; -56.196037Architecture |
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Architect(s) | Rafael Israelyan |
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Style | Armenian |
Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral (Spanish: Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali; Armenian: Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալի եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
This temple, dedicated to the Catholicos saint Nerses Shnorhali, is the prelacy of the Uruguayan Diocese of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church. Its current head is Archbishop Hakob Glnjian.[2]
The church is part of a bigger ensemble of buildings that house Armenian-Uruguayan institutions.[1] There is a memorial to the Armenian genocide, with a sculpture by Nerses Ounanian.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Armenians in Uruguay". The Virtual Museum of Armenian Diaspora. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Hovik Abrahamyan meets Archbishop Hakob Glnjian in Montevideo
- ^ Nerses Ounanian
External links
- Pictures of the Armenian Church
Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church
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