Forty Martyrs Cathedral
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The Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral (Arabic: كنيسة الأربعين شهيد, romanized: Kanīsa al-ʿarbaʾīn šahīd, Armenian: Ս. Քառասնից Մանկանց Մայր Եկեղեցի, romanized: S. K’arrasnits’ Mankants’ Mayr Yekeghets’i) of Aleppo, Syria, is a 15th-century Armenian Apostolic church located in the old Christian quarter of Jdeydeh. It is significant among the Armenian churches for being one of the oldest active churches in the Armenian diaspora and the city of Aleppo. It is a three-nave basilica church with no dome. Its bell tower of 1912, is considered to be one of the unique samples of the baroque architecture in Aleppo.
For other uses, see Holy Forty Martyrs Church.
Quick Facts Cathedral of the Holy Forty Martyrs Սրբոց Քառասնից Մանկանց Մայր Եկեղեցի, Religion ...
Cathedral of the Holy Forty Martyrs Սրբոց Քառասնից Մանկանց Մայր Եկեղեցի | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church, Diocese of Beroea |
Region | Aleppo |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
Year consecrated | 1491 |
Location | |
Location | Al-Jdayde quarter, Aleppo, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 36.2062°N 37.1552°E / 36.2062; 37.1552 |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | three-nave basilica with no dome |
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