Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral ( es, Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali; hy, Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալի եկեղեցի) is an
Armenian Apostolic church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* C ...
in the neighbourhood of
Bella Vista, Montevideo
Bella Vista is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay and part of the Capurro / Bella Vista composite barrio, with Artigas Boulevard separating the two.
Location
Bella Vista shares borders with Capurro to the north wes ...
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Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
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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.
The church is part of a bigger ensemble of buildings that house Armenian-Uruguayan institutions.
There is a
memorial to the Armenian genocide, with a sculpture by
Nerses Ounanian.
Nerses Ounanian
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See also
* List of cathedrals in Uruguay
This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination.
Catholic
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay:
* Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones
* Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three ...
* Cathedral of Our Lady of Bzommar
* Armenians in Uruguay
References
External links
Pictures of the Armenian Church
Church buildings in Montevideo
Armenian Apostolic cathedrals in Uruguay
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