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Cathedral of Kars

Index Cathedral of Kars

The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church (Կարսի Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցի, Karsi Surb Arakelots' yekeghets'i; Aziz Havariler Kilisesi or "Church of the Twelve Apostles" 12 Havariler Kilisesi) is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. [1]

8 relations: Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey, Christianity in Turkey, Church of the Holy Apostles (disambiguation), Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques, George Gurdjieff, Islam in Armenia, Kars, Kars Museum.

Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey

The eastern part of the current territory of the Republic of Turkey is part of the ancestral homeland of the Armenians.

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Christianity in Turkey

Christianity has a long history in Anatolia (Asia Minor) and the Armenian Highlands (now part of Turkey), which is the birthplace of numerous Christian Apostles and Saints, such as Paul of Tarsus, Timothy, Nicholas of Myra, Polycarp of Smyrna and many others.

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Church of the Holy Apostles (disambiguation)

Church of the Holy Apostles or Church of the Twelve Apostles can refer to.

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Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques

The conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques occurred during the life of prophet Muhammad and continued during subsequent Islamic conquests and under historical Muslim rule.

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George Gurdjieff

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (31 March 1866/ 14 January 1872/ 28 November 1877 – 29 October 1949) commonly known as G. I. Gurdjieff, was a mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Alexandrapol (now Gyumri), Armenia.

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Islam in Armenia

Islam began to make inroads into the Armenian Plateau during the seventh century.

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Kars

Kars (Armenian: Կարս, less commonly known as Ղարս Ghars) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province.

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Kars Museum

The Kars Museum was opened in 1963 in the Cathedral of Kars (now the Kümbet Mosque) of Kars, Turkey.

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Redirects here:

Cathedral of kars, Kumbet Mosque.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Kars

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