Editing Yerevan (section)

====Russian Orthodox Church====
[[File:Православная церковь в Ереване (2).jpg|thumb|Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church, consecrated in 2017]]
After the capture of Yerevan by the Russians as a result of the [[Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)|Russo-Persian War of 1826–28]], many [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] churches were built in the city under the orders of the Russian commander General [[Ivan Paskevich]]. The [[Saint Nikolai Cathedral, Yerevan|Saint Nikolai Cathedral]] opened during the second half of the 19th century, was the largest Russian church in the city. The [[Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God]] was opened in 1916 in [[Kanaker-Zeytun District|Kanaker-Zeytun]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Потто|first=Василий Александрович|title=Кавказская война. Том 3. Персидская война 1826–1828 гг.|year=2000|publisher=MintRight Inc|isbn=9785425080998|page=359|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9XINah2beLwC&pg=PA359}}</ref>

However, most of the churches were either closed or demolished by the Soviets during the 1930s. The Saint Nikolai Cathedral was entirely destroyed in 1931, while the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God was closed and converted first into a warehouse and later into a club for the military personnel. Religious services resumed in the church in 1991, and in 2004 a cupola and a belfry were added to the building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mospat.ru/en/2010/03/17/news14638/ |title=Russian Orthodox Church, External Church Relations Official Website:Patriarch Kirill visits a Russian church in Yerevan |publisher=Mospat.ru |date=17 March 2010 |access-date=1 May 2011 |archive-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624010423/https://mospat.ru/en/2010/03/17/news14638/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Holy Cross Russian Orthodox church took place with the presence of Patriarch [[Kirill I of Moscow]]. The church was eventually consecrated on 7 October 2017, with the presence of Catholicos [[Karekin II]], Russian bishops and the church benefactor [[Ara Abramyan]].