Armenian Diocese of Beroea
Diocese of Beroea Բերիոյ Հայոց Թեմ | |
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Location | |
Country | Syria |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | (as of 2011 est.) 70,000 |
Information | |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Rite | Armenian Rite |
Established | 1432 |
Cathedral | Forty Martyrs Cathedral, Aleppo |
Current leadership | |
Patriarch | Aram I |
Primate | Bishop Masis Zobuian |
Website | |
Official website |
Armenian Diocese of Beroea (
History
The presence of Armenians in northern Syria dates back to the 1st century BC. Under
In the Middle Ages,
Another wave of Armenian migrants arrived in
However, the Armenian population of Syria and its surrounding areas has greatly diminished after the invasion of the
After the decline of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia during the 14th century, a new wave of Armenian migrants from the Cilician and other towns of northern Syria arrived in Aleppo. They have gradually developed their own schools and churches to become a well-organized community during the 15th century.
The Armenian Diocese of Beroea was founded in 1432 in Aleppo by the Great House of Cilicia. Hovakim of Beroea became the first bishop of Aleppo, serving as primate of the diocese between 1432 and 1442.[2]
The estimated population of the diocese all over Syria was around 70,000 Armenians before the breakout of the
Active churches
Here is the list of churches in Syria functioning under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Beroea, along with their location and year of consecration:[4]
- Forty Martyrs Cathedral, Aleppo, 1491
- Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church, Aleppo, 1933
- Surp Hagop Church, Aleppo, 1943
- Saint George's Church, Aleppo, 1965Syrian Civil War)
- Church of the Holy Mother of God, Aleppo, 1983
- Holy Mother of God Church, Latakia, 1755[6] (as Surp Hagop), rebuilt in the 1940s and renamed after the Holy Mother of God
- Holy Mother of God Church, Kessab, unknown, renovated in 1880
- Holy Mother of God Church of Karadouran, Kessab, 1890, rebuilt in 2009
- Surp Anna Church, Jabhat al-Nusrasince 2012
- Surp Hripsime Church, Yakubiyah village, 1963, under the control of Jabhat al-Nusrasince 2012
- Saint George's Church, Ghnemiyeh village, 1st half of the 18th century, renovated in 1875[8] (damaged by the Syrian Turkmen Brigades)
- Surp Stepanos Church, Aramo village, 1310 (damaged by the Syrian Turkmen Brigades)
- Holy Cross Church, Tell Abyad, 1932[9] (damaged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)
- Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial Church, Deir ez-Zor, 1991, (almost entirely destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)
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Forty Martyrs Cathedral, Aleppo, 1491
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Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church, Aleppo
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Surp Hagop Church, Aleppo, 1943
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Saint George's Church, Aleppo, 1965
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Church of the Holy Mother of God, Aleppo, 1983
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Holy Mother of God Church, Kessab, unknown, renovated in 1880
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Holy Mother of God Church of Karadouran, Kessab, 1890, rebuilt in 2009
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Holy Cross Church, Tell Abyad, 1932
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Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial Church, Deir ez-Zor, 1991
Chapels
- Surp Stepanos Chapel of Karadouran, Kessab, 909
- Virgin Mary's Chapel of Esguran, Kessab, 1940s
- Holy Resurrection Chapel, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)
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Virgin Mary's Chapel of Esguran, Kessab, 1940s
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Holy Resurrection Chapel, Markada, 1995
References
- ^ Kurkjian, Vahan M.A History of Armenia hosted by The University of Chicago. New York: Armenian General Benevolent Union of America, 1958 pp. 173-185
- ^ "The Diocese of Aleppo". Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ "Diocese of Aleppo, History". Diocese of Aleppo. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ The Diocese of Aleppo and the regions
- ^ Saint George's Church, Aleppo
- ^ Առաքելական Ս. Յակոբ, եկեղեցի-հոգետուն համալիրը` կառուցուած 1755-ին
- ^ Եագուպիէի Ս. Աննա հրաշագործ մատուռ-ուխտավայրը կը կարծուի թէ կառուցուած է 1380 թուականին եւ նուիրուած է Յուդա-Կիւրեղի մօր` Աննայի, որ նահատակուած է 4-րդ դարուն:
- ^ Ղնեմիէն եղած է հայաբնակ գիւղ: Ղնեմիէի մէջ կը գտնուի հայ առաքելական Ս. Գէորգ եկեղեցին, որ կառուցուած է 1875-ին Ղնեմիէի ժողովուրդին կողմէ:
- ^ Թել Ապիատի Ս. Խաչ Նախնական եկեղեցին՝ Ս. Աստուածածինը կառուցուած է 1930-1932 թուականներուն, այժմ Ս. Խաչ եկեղեցի:
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