Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral

Yasamal raion, Azerbaijan · built 1901

Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Mürdaşıyan Zənənlər Başkilsəsi) is a local historical monument and church, built in 1909 in Baku, Azerbaijan. It serves as the center of the Baku diocese. The church was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of national importance by the decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001. Currently, four priests and three deacons serve in the church to meet the needs of Orthodox believers. The head priest of the church is Archpriest Dionisy Svechnikov. The church is dedicated to the Holy Myrrhbearers, who are commemorated on the second Sunday after Pascha (Easter).

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