Holy Trinity Church, Aleppo

Holy Trinity Church
Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի
كنيسة الثالوث الأقدس
Basic information
Location Aleppo, Syria
Geographic coordinates 36°13′15″N 37°09′48″E / 36.2208°N 37.1633°E / 36.2208; 37.1633Coordinates: 36°13′15″N 37°09′48″E / 36.2208°N 37.1633°E / 36.2208; 37.1633
Affiliation Armenian Catholic Church
Year consecrated 1965
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Active
Architectural description
Architect(s) Pascal Baboudjian
Architectural type Church

Holy Trinity Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի; Sourp Yerrortutyun, Arabic: كنيسة الثالوث الأقدس), also called Zvartnots, is an Armenian Catholic church in al-Midan quarter of Aleppo, Syria. The consecration of the church took place in 1965, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and was restored in 1990. Its structure resembles the one of Zvartnots in Armenia. The architect of the church was Pascal Paboudjian.[1]

Next to the church there is the Zvartnots school also known in Arabic as Madrasat Al-Farah, it belongs to the Armenian Catholic Prelacy of Aleppo, and it operates from kindergarten to grade 12.

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References

  1. Armenian sites of Aleppo. Armenian Prelacy of PeriaCo. 1992. p. 40. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)


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