Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo
| Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
Av. Agraciada Montevideo,  Uruguay |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°WCoordinates: 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Architect(s) | Rafael Israelyan |
| Architectural 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
References
- 1 2 "Armenians in Uruguay". The Virtual Museum of Armenian Diaspora. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Hovik Abrahamyan meets Archbishop Hakob Glnjian in Montevideo
- ↑ Nerses Ounanian
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