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AZERBAIJANI ALBANIAN CHURCH TO BE CREATED
news.az
http://www.news.az/articles/society/40859
July 20 2011
Azerbaijan
'The Azerbaijani Albanian Church will be created for restoration of
the Albanian Autocephaly Church eliminated by Tsarist Russia in 1836'.
The statement came from director of the History Institute of the
National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, MP Yagub Mammadov.
Mahmudov was speaking at the Human Rights Institute during the
conference on religion and pressing issues of public security.
Mahmudov reminded that after the elimination of the Albanian
Autocephaly Church in 1836, the whole property, temples and books were
then transferred to the Armenian church, while the praying people were
forced to accept Armenian Grigorianity and visit Armenian temples. As
a result, the valuable cultural and religious layer of history of
Azerbaijani people, related to the period of Caucasian Albania,
was destroyed.
'The Azerbaijani Albanian Church will be created in the nearest future
under support of the Azerbaijani leadership and the population of
some northern regions of Azerbaijan, once practicing this ancient
Christian religion, will again get an opportunity to return to the
religion of their ancestors, once taken away under the signature of
the Tsarist Russia.
Albanian temples will be restored and conditions will be created for
the praying service', head of the History Institute of the National
Academy of Science said.
news.az
http://www.news.az/articles/society/40859
July 20 2011
Azerbaijan
'The Azerbaijani Albanian Church will be created for restoration of
the Albanian Autocephaly Church eliminated by Tsarist Russia in 1836'.
The statement came from director of the History Institute of the
National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, MP Yagub Mammadov.
Mahmudov was speaking at the Human Rights Institute during the
conference on religion and pressing issues of public security.
Mahmudov reminded that after the elimination of the Albanian
Autocephaly Church in 1836, the whole property, temples and books were
then transferred to the Armenian church, while the praying people were
forced to accept Armenian Grigorianity and visit Armenian temples. As
a result, the valuable cultural and religious layer of history of
Azerbaijani people, related to the period of Caucasian Albania,
was destroyed.
'The Azerbaijani Albanian Church will be created in the nearest future
under support of the Azerbaijani leadership and the population of
some northern regions of Azerbaijan, once practicing this ancient
Christian religion, will again get an opportunity to return to the
religion of their ancestors, once taken away under the signature of
the Tsarist Russia.
Albanian temples will be restored and conditions will be created for
the praying service', head of the History Institute of the National
Academy of Science said.