Armenian Apostolic Christians

Armenians have long lived in Aleppo, where the present Forty Martyrs Cathedral in al-Jdayde was completed in 1491. MRG notes that Armenians of various denominations lived mainly in Aleppo, with others in Damascus and the Jazira.

Sources and details

The church uses an Armenian liturgy and is Miaphysite. Aleppo's Armenian churches include Forty Martyrs, Surp Kevork, Surp Hagop and the Holy Mother of God; Damascus has Surp Sarkis.

The Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Deir ez-Zor was destroyed by the Islamic State in September 2014. The Forty Martyrs Cathedral in Aleppo was damaged in 2015 and reconsecrated in 2019. No reliable current membership figure was found.

Sites connected with this community 6

• Armenian Church of the Holy Mother of God (al-Jdayde, Aleppo)Aleppo · Churches & monasteries

  Church of the Holy Mother of God, al-Jdayde.

• Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral, Aleppo (al-Jdayde)Aleppo (al-Jdayde), Aleppo · Churches & monasteries

  Forty Martyrs Cathedral, Aleppo (1491), reconsecrated 2019.

• Surp Hagop ChurchAleppo · Churches & monasteries

  Surp Hagop church in Aleppo.

• Surp Kevork Church of AleppoAleppo · Churches & monasteries

  Surp Kevork church in Aleppo.

• Surp Sarkis Church, DamascusDamascus · Archaeological sites

  Surp Sarkis church in Damascus.

• Armenian Genocide Memorial Church, Deir ez-ZorDeir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor · Churches & monasteries

  Genocide memorial church destroyed by IS in September 2014.

Sources (3)

1. Minority Rights Group International, Syria (country page)
2. Wikipedia, Christianity in Syria (secondary pointer)
3. Armenian Assembly of America, List of Assyrian, Armenian and other churches destroyed in Syria updated 2021-07-12