St. John's Church, Goygol
St.John's Church (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs İohann kilsəsi; German: St. Johanniskirche) — German Lutheran church located in Helenendorf, Azerbaijan.
St.John's church in 1908
| St.John's Church German: St. Johanniskirche | |
|---|---|
 Exterior of the church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | German Lutheran Church |
| Region | Goygol |
| Year consecrated | 1857 |
| Status | Renovated |
| Location | |
| Location | Goygol, Azerbaijan |
| Municipality | Goygol |
  Shown within Azerbaijan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°35′13″N 46°18′57″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neogothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1854 |
| Completed | 1857 |
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
- Germany–Azerbaijan relations
References
- Sudaba, Zeynalova (2005-01-01). "Germans in Azerbaijan: a retrospective analysis". Central Asia and the Caucasus (6). ISSN 1404-6091.
- "Tanıdığımız və tanımadığımız Göygöl". Gedebey.org.
- 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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