Church of the Immaculate Conception, Baku
| The Church of the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception Müqəddəs Bakirə Məryəm kilsəsi | |
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Neo Gothic | |
| Completed | 2006 |
The Church of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception (
Roman Catholic church in Baku, Azerbaijan. The original church also named Church of the Immaculate Conception operated from 1915 to 1931, when it was ordered destroyed by the Soviet
government.
In 2006, a new Catholic church bearing the same name was rebuilt in a different spot of Baku. On 29 April 2007 the new church was consecrated by
Apostolic Nuncio in Transcaucasia Monsignor Claudio Gugerotti
.
History
In 1997, the Catholic community of Baku was re-established. In 2000, the
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.[5]
See also
- Roman Catholic Marian churches
- Roman Catholicism in Azerbaijan
References
- ^ "Foundation-laying Ceremony of Catholic Church Held in Baku". Today.az. September 13, 2005. Retrieved 2006-08-19.
- ^ a b c Zenit Staff (2005-09-14). "Azerbaijani Catholics Get Papal Praise". Zenit. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ History of the Catholic Church in Azerbaijan Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Polonia Azerbaijan.
- ^ "The Church of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception". Catholic.az. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ Zenit Staff (2008-03-09). "Azerbaijan Inaugurates 1st Catholic Church". Zenit. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links
- Catholic Church in Azerbaijan, Retrieved 2014-04-23