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in Chaltyr village, Myasnikovsky District, Rostov Oblast,

History

The Church in the name of the Holy Ascension in Chaltyr village was founded in 1790 by Armenians who resettled in

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on the decree of Empress

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issued on November 14, 1779. This stone church had a wooden bell tower. Over time, it became dilapidated. The parishioners of Chaltyr village applied to the Novo-Nakhichevan and Bessarabian diocese of the

for permission to build a new church. The permission was granted and in 1860 construction of a new church began. It was built on the project of

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architect N. Muratov in Classicist style. The old church was demolished and at its site the building of

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was constructed. In 1883, the church was renovated. 12 new pedestals with saints' faces were built and three new doors with multi-colored stained-glass windows were installed. The church territory was surrounded with a forged fence. During

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, the church was closed and the building itself was used in different ways. In 1944 the church was reopened. In 1990 there was installed a khachkar, a copy of the khachkar of 1279, which is located in Holy Etchmiadzin in

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. The inscription on the pedestal khachkar says that it was installed in memory of the Turkish Genocide of Armenians in 1915.

Architecture

The building was constructed in the form of a cross. It has slender proportions and architectural elements typical for churches in Nakhichevan. The high four-tier bell tower is similar to those of St. John the Baptist Church in the village of Nesvetay, and its side premises were constructed in the form of small rooms with

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References

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