Ecclesiastical or organizational status destroyed in 1957 Opened 1249 | Completed 1249 Architectural style Armenian Architecture | |
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Location Bağci district, Arapgir, Malatya Province, Turkey Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church Similar Krtsanis Tsiranavor Surp Astv, Holy Saviour's monaster, Saint Sarkis Church of, Saint George Church of, Saint Hakob Church of | ||
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք or Արաբկիրի մայր եկեղեցի; Turkish: Arapkir Ana Kilisesi) was a 13th-century Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Arapgir, Turkey.
The Cathedral of Arapgir named Holy Mother of God was built in the 13th century. It was one of the biggest churches in Western Armenia. It was able to house 3,000 people. The cathedral was attacked and looted and burnt in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide. After the Armenian Genocide the cathedral was repaired and was used as a school. In 1950 the Municipality of Arapgir decided to demolish the cathedral. On September 18, 1957 the cathedral was blown up with dynamite. And later, the land where the cathedral stood was sold to a peasant named Hüseyin for 28,005 lira. Today, in place of the cathedral are ruins.