Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Baku
The Church of the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Bakirə Məryəm kilsəsi, Russian: Церковь Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии) is a Roman Catholic church in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The original church - The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception (Polish: Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryji Panny; Russian: Храм Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии; Azeri: Müqəddəs Bakirə Məryəmin Məsum Hamiləliyi şərəfinə kilsə) operated from 1915 to 1931, when it was ordered destroyed by the Soviet government.
In 2006, a new Catholic church bearing the same name was rebuilt in a different spot of Baku. On 29 April 2007 the new church was consecrated by Apostolic Nuncio in Transcaucasia Monsignor Claudio Gugerotti.
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