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Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo

Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationAv. Agraciada
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Geographic coordinates34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W / -34.878221; -56.196037
Architecture
Architect(s)Rafael Israelyan
StyleArmenian

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

  1. ^ a b "Armenians in Uruguay". The Virtual Museum of Armenian Diaspora. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Hovik Abrahamyan meets Archbishop Hakob Glnjian in Montevideo
  3. ^ Nerses Ounanian