Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo
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Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Location | |
Location | Av. Agraciada Montevideo, ![]() |
Geographic coordinates | 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Rafael Israelyan |
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
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[edit]- ^ 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
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