Surp Hagop Church

Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis
Սուրբ Յակոբ Եկեղեցի
Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis; Սուրբ Յակոբ Եկեղեցի
كنيسة القديس يعقوب
	Aerial view of the church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church,; Diocese of Beroea
Region	Aleppo
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	active
Year consecrated	1943
Location
Location	Old Syriac (Assyrian) Quarter, Aleppo, Syria
	Location in Aleppo
Geographic coordinates	36°13′02″N 37°08′43″E / 36.2173°N 37.1452°E
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Single-nave basilica with no dome
Groundbreaking	1934

Surp Hagop Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Յակոբ Եկեղեցի); also Saint Jacob or Saint James, is a small Armenian Apostolic church, located on al-Iman street in the Old Syriac (Assyrian) quarter of Aleppo, Syria. It was opened in 1943 and later enlarged in 1962.

Overview[edit]

The ground blessing ceremony of this small church took place on 3 June 1934, during the period of Archbishop Ardavazt Surmeyan of the Armenian Diocese of Beroea, on a piece of land occupying around 750 square meters, donated by the Italian General Consul of Aleppo, Georgio Marcopolli.^[1] However, the construction process started only in 1940, with the erection of a small building. The consecration of the church took place in 1943 with the presence of the community leaders. The church was named in the honour of Saint Jacob of Nisibis.

The current shape of the church dates back to 1962, after a major enlargement process. Surrounded with a small yard, the church is still without dome and belfry.

In 1988–89, the church has been completely renovated by the Armenian Diocese of Beroea.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

The main altar
Inside the church, April 2017

References[edit]

^ "Saint Jacob Church". Qensherin Aleppo Church directory. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
^ "Aleppo Armenian Churches". Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-26.

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[1] "Saint Jacob Church". Qensherin Aleppo Church directory. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

[2] "Aleppo Armenian Churches". Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-26.

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