Cathedral of Arapgir

Catheral of the Holy Mother of God Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
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Basic information
Location	Bağci district[1], Arapgir, Malatya Province, Turkey
Geographic coordinates	39°02′00″N 38°29′00″E / 39.033333°N 38.483333°E / 39.033333; 38.483333Coordinates: 39°02′00″N 38°29′00″E / 39.033333°N 38.483333°E / 39.033333; 38.483333
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	destroyed in 1957
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian
Completed	1249[1]

Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք, Surp Asdvadzadzin or Արաբկիրի մայր եկեղեցի, Arabkiri mayr yekeghetsi; Turkish: Arapkir Ana Kilisesi) was an 13th century Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Arapgir, Turkey.

History

The Cathedral of Arapgir named Holy Mother of God was built in the 13th century. It was one of the biggest churches in Western Armenia (today Eastern Anatolia). It was able to house 3,000 people. The cathedral was attacked and looted and burnt in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide. After the Armenian Genocide the cathedral was repaired and was used as a school. In 1950 the Municipality of Arapgir decided to demolish the cathedral. On September 18, 1957 the cathedral was blown up with dynamite. And later, the land where the cathedral stood was sold to a peasant named Hüseyin for 28,005 lira. ^[2] Today, in place of the cathedral are ruins.

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See also

• Arapgir

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Losses of the Armenian Church During the Genocide
2. ^ Antarnik L. Pladian, 1969, New York – Arapkir Union, p. 931