Saint Nerses Church in occupied Martuni with its cross torn down and windows shattered.
Images circulated by Azerbaijani social media users appear to show damage to the Saint Nerses the Great Church in occupied Martuni, with the structure’s cross torn down and its windows shattered.
The church, consecrated in 2004, was built with funding from philanthropist Alice Ohanian and is dedicated to the prominent Armenian Catholicos, St. Nerses the Great.
The reported incident follows claims over the past month that Azerbaijani forces have destroyed significant Armenian religious sites in occupied Stepanakert, including the Holy Mother of God Cathedral
BREAKING: The Holy Mother of God Cathedral in occupied Stepanakert has been destroyed by the Azerbaijani regime, according to the Artsakh Culture and Tourism Development Agency, on the eve of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Constructed between 2000 and 2019, the… pic.twitter.com/HCkldw5g3M
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and Saint Hakob Church.
Azerbaijani authorities have destroyed Saint Hakob Church in occupied Stepanakert, marking another escalation in what observers describe as a systematic campaign against Armenian cultural and spiritual heritage in Artsakh.
Saint Hakob Church was a relatively modern but deeply… pic.twitter.com/NuKklIp4Ly
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