St. John's Church, Goygol

St.John's Church
German: St. Johanniskirche
Exterior of the church
Basic information
Location Goygol,
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates 40°35′13″N 46°18′57″E / 40.58694°N 46.31583°E / 40.58694; 46.31583Coordinates: 40°35′13″N 46°18′57″E / 40.58694°N 46.31583°E / 40.58694; 46.31583
Affiliation German Lutheran Church
Municipality Goygol
Region Goygol
Year consecrated 1857
Status Renovated
Architectural description
Architectural style Neogothic
Groundbreaking 1854
Completed 1857

St.John's Church (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs İohann kilsəsi; German: St. Johanniskirche) — German Lutheran church located in Helenendorf, Azerbaijan.

St.John's church in 1908

History

First stone for St. John's Church laid in 24 April 1854 in Helenendorf,[1] next to a parish school (completed in 1842).[2] Church was completed in 10 March 1857 and was first Lutheran church in the area what is now Azerbaijan. Its first pastor was Georg Heinrich Reitenbach (1832-1840).[3] It functioned as a church until 1941, when it was converted into a sports hall. During Second World War church was used as a military hospital.

Today

Since 2005, it is functioning as Goygol Local History Museum. Church was renovated and restored in 2008 by German Technical Cooperation Society.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sudaba, Zeynalova, (2005-01-01). "Germans in Azerbaijan: a retrospective analysis". Central Asia and the Caucasus (6). ISSN 1404-6091.
  2. ↑ "Tanıdığımız və tanımadığımız Göygöl". Gedebey.org.
  3. ↑ Sudaba, Zeinalova, (2007-01-01). "The Evangelical-Lutheran community in Azerbaijan: a retrospective analysis". The Caucasus & Globalization. 1 (5). ISSN 1819-7353.
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