Church of Kish

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The Church of Kish (; ), also known from different sourcesdqdk.gov.az Alban-udi xristian kilsəsi affa.az Azərbaycanda dinbaku-icc-2009.az Alban-Udi kilsəsi as Church of Saint Elishe (, ; Latinised Saint Eliseus) or Holy Mother of God Church (), is a Georgian Orthodox church, probably dating to the early 12th century, inactive due to lack of parishioners since the 19th century, although -as of 2000- mass was still regularly held by a Georgian priest. It is located in the village of Kiş approximately 5 km north of Shaki, Azerbaijan. Archaeological research undertaken in 2000 concluded that it was first built as a diophysite Georgian church, later to become a Chalcedonian church (Armenian or Caucasian Albanian). Previous research had proposed that it had functioned at different times as a Caucasian Albanian Apostolic church, Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: probably early 12th century AD

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