Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali | |
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Basic information | |
Location | Av. Agraciada Montevideo, ![]() |
Geographic coordinates | 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°WCoordinates: 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Architectural description | |
Architect(s) | Rafael Israelyan |
Architectural style | Armenian |
Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral (Spanish: Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali; Armenian: Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալի եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Montevideo, Uruguay.
This temple, dedicated to the Catholicos saint Nerses Shnorhali, is the prelacy of the Uruguayan Diocese of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church. Its current head is Archbishop Hakob Glnjian.
The church is part of a bigger ensemble of buildings that house Armenian-Uruguayan institutions. There is a memorial to the Armenian Genocide, with a sculpture by Nerses Ounanian.