The Kurmukhi Church of
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
( ka, ქურმუხის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, az, Kürmük məbədi) is a
Georgian Orthodox Church located in the
Qakh District of
Azerbaijan. The church is believed to be constructed in 12th century, when the
Kingdom of Georgia experienced a
political, economical and cultural golden age.
its name is first mentioned in Georgian
Gospel, which dates back to the fourteenth century, 1310, that notes it under jurisdiction of
Georgian Orthodox church. The old church, however was destroyed as a result of Shah
Abbas I's invasions of Georgia and was rebuilt only in 1890, by the
archimandrite Leonid (then
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia).
The monastery is currently inactive.
The Church hosts annual Christian feast of Kurmukhoba, the festival of
Saint George at Kurmukhi, which is particularly interesting in that the shrine is visited by both Christians and Muslim
Ingiloys.
Gallery
Image:ქურმუხის გუმბათი.jpg, View of the dome
Image:Kurmukhi church.jpg, Church from the left side
Image:Kurmukhoba.jpg, Kurmukhoba feast, processions to church
Image:Saingilo.jpg, Church seen from the road leading up to it
Image:KurmukhiSide.jpg, Left side of the church
Image:KurmukhiFront.jpg, Front side of the church
File:Kurmukhi Church Front View.jpg, Front side of the church
File:View from Kurmukhi Church.jpg, View of the below from the church
File:Kurmukhi church, Azerbaijan.jpg
File:Albanian church in Gakh.JPG
See also
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Leonid of Georgia
Leonid (Leonidas) ( ka, ლეონიდე, Leonide) (15 February 1861 – 11 June 1921) was a Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1918 to 1921.
Born Longinoz Okropiridze (ლონგინოზ ოქროპირიძე) in Georg ...
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Church of Kish
The Church of Kish ( az, Kiş kilsəsi; ka, გიშის ეკლესია), also known from different sources as Church of Saint Elishe ( az, Müqəddəs Yelisey kilsəsi, hy, Սուրբ Եղիշէ եկեղեցի; Latinised Saint Eliseus) ...
References
{{Georgian churches
Eastern Orthodox churches in Azerbaijan
12th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings