Church of Kish
| Church of Kish | |
|---|---|
Church of Saint Elishe Müq. Yelisey Kilsəsi Holy Mother of God Church Tanrının Müqəddəs anası Kilsəsi Սուրբ Աստուածածին եկեղեցի გიშის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | inactive (no parishioners), but mass held by Georgian priest |
| Location | |
| Location | Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°14′56″N 47°11′35″E / 41.248933°N 47.193067°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | probably early 12th century AD |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
The Church of Kish (Azerbaijani: Kiş kilsəsi; Georgian: გიშის ეკლესია), also known from different sources as Church of Saint Elishe (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Yelisey kilsəsi; Armenian: Սուրբ Եղիշէ եկեղեցի; Latinised Saint Eliseus) or Holy Mother of God Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստուածածին եկեղեցի), is a Georgian Orthodox church, probably dating to the early 12th century, in the village of Kiş, approximately 5 km north of Shaki, Azerbaijan. It has been inactive due to lack of parishioners since the 19th century, although mass was still regularly held as of 2000 by a Georgian priest. Archaeological research undertaken in 2000 concluded that it was first built as a diophysite Georgian church, later to become a Chalcedonian church (Armenian or Caucasian Albanian). Previous research had proposed that it had functioned at different times as a Caucasian Albanian Apostolic church, a Chalcedonian church within the Georgian Orthodox Church, and later as an Armenian Apostolic Church.