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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legend"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Legend</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legend-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monestir_de_Sanah%C3%ADn" title="Monestir de Sanahín – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Monestir de Sanahín" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin" title="Sanahin – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin_kloster" title="Sanahin kloster – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sanahin kloster" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Sanahin" title="Kloster Sanahin – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kloster Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B9_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%BD" title="Μοναστήρι του Σαναχίν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μοναστήρι του Σαναχίν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasterio_de_Sanahin" title="Monasterio de Sanahin – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Monasterio de Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%C4%A5ejo_Sanahin" title="Monaĥejo Sanahin – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Monaĥejo Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin_monasterioa" title="Sanahin monasterioa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sanahin monasterioa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%86" title="صومعه ساناهین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="صومعه ساناهین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin" title="Sanahin – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin_(kleaster)" title="Sanahin (kleaster) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Sanahin (kleaster)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosteiro_de_Sanahin" title="Mosteiro de Sanahin – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Mosteiro de Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80" title="Սանահինի վանական համալիր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սանահինի վանական համալիր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin" title="Sanahin – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastero_di_Sanahin" title="Monastero di Sanahin – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Monastero di Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9F" title="סאנאהין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סאנאהין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%B0%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="სანაჰინის მონასტერი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სანაჰინის მონასტერი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Санаин – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Санаин" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin" title="Sanahin – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahinas_klosteris" title="Sanahinas klosteris – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Sanahinas klosteris" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahino_vienuolynas" title="Sanahino vienuolynas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sanahino vienuolynas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF" title="സനാഹിൻ മൊണാസ്ട്രി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സനാഹിൻ മൊണാസ്ട്രി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%B4" title="Санаин хийд – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Санаин хийд" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E4%BF%AE%E9%81%93%E9%99%A2" title="サナイン修道院 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サナイン修道院" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin_(klasztor)" title="Sanahin (klasztor) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sanahin (klasztor)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosteiro_de_Sanahin" title="Mosteiro de Sanahin – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mosteiro de Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83n%C4%83stirea_Sanahin" title="Mănăstirea Sanahin – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Mănăstirea Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Санаин – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Санаин" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastier_Sanahin" title="Monastier Sanahin – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Monastier Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samostan_Sanahin" title="Samostan Sanahin – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Samostan Sanahin" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Манастир Санахин – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Манастир Санахин" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="சனாகின் மடாலயம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சனாகின் மடாலயம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanahin_Manast%C4%B1r%C4%B1" title="Sanahin Manastırı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Sanahin Manastırı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li 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class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #FFCF00">Sanahin Monastery</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="nickname" lang="hy">Սանահին վանք</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sanahin-external-view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sanahin-external-view.jpg/220px-Sanahin-external-view.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sanahin-external-view.jpg/330px-Sanahin-external-view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sanahin-external-view.jpg/440px-Sanahin-external-view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2298" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">General view</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFCF00">Religion</th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions" title="List of religions and spiritual traditions">Affiliation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church" title="Armenian Apostolic Church">Armenian Apostolic Church</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFCF00">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sanahin" title="Sanahin">Sanahin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lori_Province" title="Lori Province">Lori Province</a>,<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Geographic coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sanahin_Monastery&params=41.087222_N_44.666111_E_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°05′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">44°39′58″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.087222°N 44.666111°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.087222; 44.666111</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFCF00">Architecture</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Architectural_style" title="Architectural style">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armenian_architecture" title="Armenian architecture">Armenian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Groundbreaking</th><td class="infobox-data note">10th century</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="border:4px solid #0177D3; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Official name: Monasteries of <a href="/wiki/Haghpat_Monastery" title="Haghpat Monastery">Haghpat</a> and Sanahin</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Cultural</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Criteria</th><td class="infobox-data">ii, iv</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">1996 <small>(20th <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Committee" title="World Heritage Committee">session</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/777">777-002</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Western_Asia" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia">Western Asia</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sanahin Monastery</b> (<a href="/wiki/Armenian_language" title="Armenian language">Armenian</a>: <span lang="hy">Սանահին վանք</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Armenian" title="Romanization of Armenian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Armenian-language romanization"><i lang="hy-Latn">Sanahin vank'</i></span>) is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in <a href="/wiki/Sanahin" title="Sanahin">Sanahin</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Lori_Province" title="Lori Province">Lori Province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>. </p><p>The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as 'this one is older than that one', presumably representing a claim to being an older monastery than the neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Haghpat_Monastery" title="Haghpat Monastery">Haghpat Monastery</a>, located about 3 kilometers to the east, with which it forms a <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site" class="mw-redirect" title="UNESCO World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>. The two villages and their monasteries are similar in many ways, and lie in plain view of each other on a <a href="/wiki/Dissected_plateau" title="Dissected plateau">dissected plateau</a> formation, separated by a deep crack formed by a small river flowing into the <a href="/wiki/Debed" title="Debed">Debed</a> river. </p><p>As with Haghpat, Sanahin is frequented by an increasing number of tourists, due to its recent inclusion on the itineraries of a great number of Armenian tour agencies, the beauty of its monastery complex matching that of Haghpat's. The complex belongs to the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church" title="Armenian Apostolic Church">Armenian Apostolic Church</a> with numerous <a href="/wiki/Khachkar" title="Khachkar">khachkars</a> (stones with elaborate engravings representing a cross) and <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">bishop</a> gravesites scattered throughout it. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg/220px-Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg/330px-Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg/440px-Sanahin-g-plan-ares3-l.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2773" data-file-height="2480" /></a><figcaption>The Plan of Sanahin's Architectural Complex. 1. Church of St. Astvatzatzin 2. gavit with three naves 3. church of St. Amenaprkitch 4. gavit of the church of St. Amenaprkitch 5. academy 6. church of St. Gregory 7. matenadaran (library) 8. portico in front of the library 9. bell-tower 10. tomb of the Kiurikians 11. tomb cf the Zakarian family 12. khatchkar 13. entrances</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Der_Architekt,_1919_-_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Der_Architekt%2C_1919_-_02.jpg/220px-Der_Architekt%2C_1919_-_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Der_Architekt%2C_1919_-_02.jpg/330px-Der_Architekt%2C_1919_-_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Der_Architekt%2C_1919_-_02.jpg/440px-Der_Architekt%2C_1919_-_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2087" data-file-height="1380" /></a><figcaption>Old photo of monastery, published in 1919</figcaption></figure> <p>The first church of the monastery, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surb_Astvatsatsin_Church_(Sanahin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Sanahin) (page does not exist)">Surb Astvatsatsin</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q43017307#sitelinks-wikipedia" class="extiw" title="d:Special:EntityPage/Q43017307"><span title=""Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Sanahin)" in other languages">Wikidata</span></a>]</span></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Holy_Mother_of_God" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Mother of God">Holy Mother of God</a>"), was built in the 30s and 40s of the 10th century under King <a href="/wiki/Abas_I_of_Armenia" title="Abas I of Armenia">Abas I Bagratuni</a>. In 966, King <a href="/wiki/Ashot_III_of_Armenia" title="Ashot III of Armenia">Ashot III the Merciful</a> and Queen Khosrovanuysh built the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surb_Amenaprkich_Church_(Sanahin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surb Amenaprkich Church (Sanahin) (page does not exist)">Surb Amenaprkich</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q43017098#sitelinks-wikipedia" class="extiw" title="d:Special:EntityPage/Q43017098"><span title=""Surb Amenaprkich Church (Sanahin)" in other languages">Wikidata</span></a>]</span></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Jesus_as_Saviour" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus as Saviour">Holy Savior</a>"). Their sons <a href="/wiki/Kiurike_I" title="Kiurike I">Kiurike</a> (Gurgen) and <a href="/wiki/Smbat_II_of_Armenia" title="Smbat II of Armenia">Smbat</a>, founded a congregation, a high school, invited clergymen, scholars, and writers. The founding abbot was Polycarp, who was succeeded by the scholar Hovhannes. </p><p>In 979, by the decree of King <a href="/wiki/Smbat_II_of_Armenia" title="Smbat II of Armenia">Smbat II of Armenia</a>, the monastery complex of Sanahin became the seat of the newly formed bishop of the <a href="/wiki/Kiurikian_dynasty" title="Kiurikian dynasty">Kyurikian kingdom</a> (until the middle of the 11th century), Isaiah was ordained diocese of Tashir. Dioscoros Sanahnetsi (1039-1063), proclaimed a "great orator", was one of the patriarchs. During his time, the library and the chapel of St. Gregory were built, the caring school became a large educational center, the library was enriched, many manuscripts were written and flourished. He was studied, taught and created by scholarly monks Anania Sanahnetsi and Hakobos Karapnetsi. In addition to theology, the school taught philosophy, rhetoric, music, medicine, calendars, and other sciences. According to tradition, Grigor Magistros Pahlavuni taught at the school, and the seminary built in the corridor between the churches of <i>Surp Astvatsatsin</i> and <i>Surb Amenaprkich</i> was named after him. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_(Smbat_and_Gurgen).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_%28Smbat_and_Gurgen%29.jpg/220px-ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_%28Smbat_and_Gurgen%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="297" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_%28Smbat_and_Gurgen%29.jpg/330px-ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_%28Smbat_and_Gurgen%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_%28Smbat_and_Gurgen%29.jpg/440px-ARMENIE_SANAHIN_St_Sauveur_%28Smbat_and_Gurgen%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2654" data-file-height="3580" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Smbat_II_of_Armenia" title="Smbat II of Armenia">Smbat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kiurike_I" title="Kiurike I">Gurgen</a>, founders of the monastery</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Seljuk_Empire" title="Seljuk Empire">Seljuk</a> invasions and their rule, which began in the second half of the 11th century, as well as after the fall of the <a href="/wiki/Kiurikian_dynasty" title="Kiurikian dynasty">Kyurik kingdom</a> (1113), the Sanahin monastery experienced a bad period. At the end of the 12th century, becoming a part of the <a href="/wiki/Zakarid_Armenia" title="Zakarid Armenia">Zakarid</a> (Zakaryan) princes as part of the <a href="/wiki/Tashir" title="Tashir">Tashirk</a> province, the monastery restored its role in the care and scientific and cultural life of the country. Large-scale construction works were carried out in that period. From the 80s of the 12th century to the 30s of the 13th century the vestibules of the Holy Savior and Surb Astvatsatsin churches were built, the bell tower, the bookstore, the guest house (not preserved), the <a href="/wiki/Zakarid_Armenia" title="Zakarid Armenia">Zakarid</a> family tomb, the high art of Grigor Tuteord and Sargis were erected khachkars, the Church of the Holy Savior was renovated. At the end of the 12th century, the famous Sanahin bridge was built on the Debed river, through which the road leading to the monastery passes, and a spring in the village. </p><p>In the 12th–13th centuries, the fathers Grigor Tuteord (which means 'son of Tute'), Hovhannes Khachents (teacher of Zakare and Ivane Zakaryan princes), and Vardan were famous in the Sanahin monastery. The abbot Grigor Rabunapet (Grigor son of Abbas, who was the abbot of Sanahin monastery from 1214) had a great reputation, whose book <i>Because of the broad and delicate writings on the question of the saints</i> also served as a textbook. Rabbi Grigor donated 13 manuscripts to the monastery and wrote other works. The normal activity of the monastery was interrupted again during the Mongol invasions starting from the 1230s and during their rule. At the end of the 14th century the ruling house of the Zakaryans was torn apart, and the village of Sanahin with its surroundings and monastery became the property of the Arghutyan-Yerkaynabazuk (Arghutyan "the Long Arms"; until the beginning of the 20th century). </p><p>In the 14th and 15th centuries, the art of writing experienced a new rise in the Sanahin monastery (35 of the manuscripts written there are kept in the <a href="/wiki/Matenadaran" title="Matenadaran">Matenadaran</a>). The most memorable is the "Kotuk" of Sanahin (manuscript No. 3032), which contains the chronology of the monastery, valuable information about the history of the congregation. </p><p>In the middle of the 17th century, during the leadership of Archbishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sargis_Arghutyan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sargis Arghutyan (page does not exist)">Sargis Arghutyan</a>, the main structures of the monastery, which were damaged by earthquakes, were significantly renovated. In 1831, Archbishop Harutyun Ter-Barseghyants, the tribal leader of the monastery, built a single spring near the northern wall (his verse inscription has been preserved on the front), decoded the inscriptions and repaired the structures. At the beginning of the 20th century the activity of the monastery stopped. </p><p>During the Soviet rule, Sanahin Monastery, as a historical and cultural monument, was under state protection, and structures were strengthened and restored. In 1998, by the decision of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Armenia" title="Government of Armenia">Government of Armenia</a>, it was handed over to the administration of the <a href="/wiki/Mother_See_of_Holy_Etchmiadzin" title="Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin">Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The architectural complex of Sanahin monastery was formed during about three centuries. Each new building was built taking into account the operational role of the previous ones, the space and stylistic features. The complex includes the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_St._Astvatsatsin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Church of St. Astvatsatsin (page does not exist)">Church of St. Astvatsatsin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kaymakl%C4%B1_Monastery" title="Kaymaklı Monastery">Surb Amenaprkich</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag needs to be fact-checked with the cited source(s). (July 2021)">verification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> churches with their vestibules, the seminary, <a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Grigor_chapel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St. Grigor chapel (page does not exist)">St. Grigor chapel</a>, bookstore, bell tower, St. Hakob church, St. Harutyun chapel, the family tombs of the Kyurikyans, Zakaryans (<a href="/wiki/Zakarid_Armenia" title="Zakarid Armenia">Zakarid</a>), Arghutyan-Yerkaynabazuk. </p><p>The main building material of the structures is local light gray polished basalt, which was used for roofing. The architectural forms and decoration are generally simple, monumental, with a restrained emphasis on cornices, doors, and window frames on flat wall surfaces. The artistic expression of the interior spaces was created by the combination of roofs, districts, vaulted arches, domes, with the simple, logical and symmetrical structure of the pillars bearing them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Astvatsatsin_(The_Church_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God)"><span id="St._Astvatsatsin_.28The_Church_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God.29"></span>St. Astvatsatsin (The Church of the Holy Mother of God)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: St. Astvatsatsin (The Church of the Holy Mother of God)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_36.jpg/363px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_36.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_36.jpg/484px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_36.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5649" data-file-height="4984" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">St. Astvatsatsin Church, built circa 930-950</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:213px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Sanahin,_Armenia,_2016-09-30,_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg/142px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg/213px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg/284px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_50-51_HDR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5306" data-file-height="7959" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Inside <i>Surb Astvatsatsin</i> (Holy Mother of God) Church</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:190px;max-width:190px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Sanahin,_Armenia,_2016-09-30,_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg/188px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg/282px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg/376px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7917" data-file-height="5278" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Vestibule, or <i><a href="/wiki/Gavit" title="Gavit">gavit</a></i></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:198px;max-width:198px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Sanahin,_Armenia,_2016-09-30,_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg/196px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg" decoding="async" width="196" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg/294px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg/392px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_47-49_HDR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8540" data-file-height="5464" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Interior of the vestibule, built 1211.<sup id="cite_ref-JBK48_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JBK48-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The oldest of the existing buildings is the <a href="/wiki/St._Astvatzatzin" title="St. Astvatzatzin">Church of the Holy Mother of God</a>, which was built during the reign of <a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Abbas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="King Abbas (page does not exist)">King Abbas I</a> <a href="/wiki/Bagratuni_dynasty" title="Bagratuni dynasty">Bagratuni</a> in the circa 930-950. The church, around which the complex is formed, is one of the earliest examples of the cruciform dome subtype typical of the Armenian medieval classical architecture. The drum of the dome was originally multi-faceted, which during the renovation of the church in 1652 was transformed into a cylinder and was crowned with a simple conical arch. Some traces of former frescoes have been preserved inside it. Inside the church, on the four corners, there are four vestibules, and the high tabernacle on the east side is high. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vestibule_of_St._Astvatsatsin_Church">Vestibule of St. Astvatsatsin Church</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vestibule of St. Astvatsatsin Church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vestibule (<i><a href="/wiki/Gavit" title="Gavit">gavit</a></i>) of St. Astvatsatsin Church was built in 1211 by the order of Prince <a href="/wiki/Vache_Vachutyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vache Vachutyan">Vache Vachutyan</a>, which is evidenced by the inscription preserved on the south wall inside the vestibule.<sup id="cite_ref-JBK48_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JBK48-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building is located next to the western walls of the vestibule of the church and Saint Amenaprkich that occupies the corner area formed between them. The symmetry with respect to the axes of the adjacent structures is preserved, and the size in the east–west direction, due to which this combination is perceived as a complete structure. </p><p>The plan of the vestibule is a slightly elongated rectangle in the north–south direction, which is divided into three equal vessels by two arched columns in the transverse direction. Each of them is covered with a cylindrical roof with a gabled roof, which forms a series of high ridges with sharp peaks on the western façade. The only fully visible façade of the vestibule is formed by three pairs of wide arched openings, which served as the entrance to the interior. The vestibule had a corridor for churches, the other vestibule for the seminary. The architectural interior is simple, restrained. Low and massive columns, being uniform, are different in the decoration of anchors. Typologically, this vestibule is a unique example in Armenian architecture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Amenaprkich_("Savior_of_All")_Church"><span id="St._Amenaprkich_.28.22Savior_of_All.22.29_Church"></span>St. Amenaprkich ("Savior of All") Church</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: St. Amenaprkich ("Savior of All") Church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sanahin_Monastery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sanahin_Monastery.jpg/220px-Sanahin_Monastery.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sanahin_Monastery.jpg/330px-Sanahin_Monastery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sanahin_Monastery.jpg/440px-Sanahin_Monastery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2097" /></a><figcaption><i>Surb Amenaprkich</i> (St. Saviour) Church</figcaption></figure> <p>St. Amenaprkich (Holy Savior, also called <i>Katoghike</i>) Church is the main and largest building of the complex, built on the south side of St. Astvatsatsin Church, 4 m away. It was built by Queen <a href="/w/index.php?title=Khosrovanush&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Khosrovanush (page does not exist)">Khosrovanush</a> wife of king <a href="/wiki/Ashot_III_of_Armenia" title="Ashot III of Armenia">Ashot III</a> in 966, thus laying the foundation of Sanahin Monastery. The church has a dominant position with its powerful volume, it has become the center of gravity of the general composition of the complex. The type of the structure is again the cross dome, but unlike the previous one, it has two-storey apses. The church had two entrances on the north-western side, the first of which was later closed due to the construction of the inter-church hall. The eastern façade of the building, the adjacent parts of the southern and northern façades, are formed by a decorative arch resting on elegant columns. There is reason to believe that it continued, the drum of the original dome of the church and the High Tabernacle, which were destroyed by the earthquake and were restored with simpler tools, were decorated in that way. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:290px;max-width:290px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:162px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_(3)_and_its_gavit_(4)_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_%283%29_and_its_gavit_%284%29_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg/288px-Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_%283%29_and_its_gavit_%284%29_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_%283%29_and_its_gavit_%284%29_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg/432px-Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_%283%29_and_its_gavit_%284%29_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_%283%29_and_its_gavit_%284%29_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg/576px-Church_of_St._Amenaprkitch_%283%29_and_its_gavit_%284%29_Sanahin_Monastery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1240" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:142px;max-width:142px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:186px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg/140px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg/210px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg/280px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_12.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:146px;max-width:146px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:186px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amenaprkitch_Church_(Sanahin)_interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Amenaprkitch_Church_%28Sanahin%29_interior.jpg/144px-Amenaprkitch_Church_%28Sanahin%29_interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Amenaprkitch_Church_%28Sanahin%29_interior.jpg/216px-Amenaprkitch_Church_%28Sanahin%29_interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Amenaprkitch_Church_%28Sanahin%29_interior.jpg/288px-Amenaprkitch_Church_%28Sanahin%29_interior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1808" data-file-height="2350" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">The <i><a href="/wiki/Gavit" title="Gavit">gavit</a></i> of the Church of St. Amenaprkitch (left, built 1181) and the church itself (right, built in 966), with corresponding plan. Sanahin Monastery.<sup id="cite_ref-JBK48_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JBK48-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></div></div> <p>At the top of the east façade of the church, just below the cornice crowning the jacon, is a sculpture in a rectangular frame with images of Kyurike and Smbat (the names are engraved on the top of the frame). Years after the creation of the sculpture, the first of them founded and headed the Kyurikian kingdom, and the second reigned in Ani and was declared "Cosmic". The sculpture depicts them standing tall facing each other, holding a model of a church in their hands. With its content, inventive idea and style, this work became a prominent phenomenon in the Armenian medieval monumental art, it was a precedent for further similar sculptures (<a href="/wiki/Haghpat_Monastery" title="Haghpat Monastery">Haghpat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ani" title="Ani">Ani</a>, etc.). </p><p>The walls of the Holy Savior Church were also covered with frescoes (insignificant traces have been preserved). According to lithographic data, the church was first completely renovated in 1181 with the efforts of the monastery's leader Hovhannes Vardapet and the support of Grigor Tuteord, a Kurdish amira. The southern wall damaged by the earthquake was completely rebuilt, the dome was completely rebuilt, as a result of which it became lower, fortified, and the other half-ruined or dilapidated parts of the structure were filled. The second major renovation was made in 1652, during the general renovation of the monastery, under the leadership of Archbishop Sargis Arghutyan under the leadership of Justa Sargis. Minor repairs were made later, in 1815 at the expense of Captain Solomon Arghutyan and Prince Zakare, and in 1881 under the leadership and efforts of Arghutyan Hovsep Parsadanyan. </p><p>Surb Astvatsatsin and Surb Amenaprkich (<a href="/wiki/Katoghike_Tsiranavor_Church_of_Avan" class="mw-redirect" title="Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan">Katoghike</a>) churches had a common vestibule in the 80s of the 10th century, which is mentioned in the proclamation of King Kyurike I in "Kotuk" of Sanahin, by which he presented two magnificent chandeliers to the monastery. This structure was probably demolished during large-scale construction in 1181, during the construction of the new vestibule of the Church of the Holy Savior. The latter is a central, four-column spacious hall with a square plan, built next to the western wall of the church, with the same axis and width. The outer door is installed in the center of the north wall. The thick columns of the vestibule are connected by arches to the corresponding columns of the opposite walls, dividing the interior space into large central, marginal eight small square sections. The central square is crowned by a low dome, the corners have a flat ceiling, and the central middle parts are covered with cylindrical districts. This spatial complex plastic structure is given a special artistic expression by the woven ornaments of the columns, the caps, the symbolic sculptures of the animals' heads. The inscription engraved on one of the frescoes mentions the name of the architect, Zhamhayr. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Gavit" title="Gavit">gavit</a></i> or vestibule of the Church of St. Amenaprkich was built in 1181 by the <a href="/wiki/Kiurikian_dynasty" title="Kiurikian dynasty">Kyurikian family</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JBK48_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JBK48-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abbot Yovhannēs built the structure and left a dedicatory inscription:<sup id="cite_ref-EV216_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EV216-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>In the year 630 (ie 1181 CE), at the time of the victorious king Georg, and <i><a href="/wiki/Amirspasalar" title="Amirspasalar">amirspasalar</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Sargis_Zakarian" title="Sargis Zakarian">Sargis</a> and his sons <a href="/wiki/Zakare_II_Zakarian" title="Zakare II Zakarian">Zak‘arē</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ivane_I_Zakarian" title="Ivane I Zakarian">Iwanē</a>, and <i>amira</i> <a href="/wiki/K%E2%80%98urd" class="mw-redirect" title="K‘urd">K‘urd</a>, I, Yovannēs, Abbot of the holy monastery (re)built this once existing church and a <i><a href="/wiki/Gawit%E2%80%98" class="mw-redirect" title="Gawit‘">gawit‘</a></i> from its foundations, with the help of amir K‘urd and the great <i>vardapet</i> Grigor and Christ God, with great hope...<sup id="cite_ref-EV216_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EV216-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academy">Academy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Academy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Sanahin,_Armenia,_2016-09-30,_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg/170px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg/255px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg/340px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_41-43_HDR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4012" data-file-height="6585" /></a><figcaption>Gallery used as the Academy of Gregory Magistros</figcaption></figure> <p>The corridor between the churches of Astvatsatsin and Amenaprkich forms the academy or Seminary. The exact time of its construction is unknown, but according to construction-stratigraphic analysis it dates back to the first half of the 11th century. According to tradition, this was where Grigor Magistros lectured students, sitting on the stone benches lined up on both sides. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bookstore">Bookstore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bookstore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Sanahin,_Armenia,_2016-09-30,_DD_37.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_37.jpg/220px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_37.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_37.jpg/330px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_37.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_37.jpg/440px-Monasterio_de_Sanahin%2C_Armenia%2C_2016-09-30%2C_DD_37.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6989" data-file-height="4257" /></a><figcaption>The monastery's library</figcaption></figure> <p>The bookstore and St. Gregory's Chapel were built in 1063 on the initiative of Father Dioscoros Sanahnetsi under the leadership of David Anhoghin's daughter, Queen Hranush. The buildings are located in the northeastern part of the complex, at a distance of about 3 m from each other. In the intermediate area, in front of the bookstore entrance, a lobby was built in the first quarter of the 8th century. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg/170px-Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg/255px-Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg/340px-Sanahin_monastery_manuscript.jpg 2x" data-file-width="532" data-file-height="832" /></a><figcaption>16th-century manuscript from the monastery, <a href="/wiki/Czartoryski_Museum" title="Czartoryski Museum">Czartoryski Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The bookstore is the oldest Armenian bookstore, the largest in terms of its layout. It is a hall with a square plan, the pillars of which are placed in the centers of the four walls, one by one, are connected with each other by arches bent at an angle of 45 ° to the walls. They form a new, smaller square embedded in the perimeter of the hall, on which, at the base, a circular dome rests with the help of sails, and at the top, an octagonal, vaulted dome. The corner parts of the hall are covered in one case with a trumpet, in the other case with intersecting semi-cylindrical districts. The low-mass, massive columns have a rich, different ornamental design. The plane of the walls is thinned by deep niches crowned with semicircular or arrow-shaped arches, which were vaults for books or relics. The bookstore has been declared a rich collection of manuscripts ․ Here, along with the manuscripts, the precious objects of the temple were kept. That is why the library building was called Nshkharatun. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Gregory_Chapel">St. Gregory Chapel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: St. Gregory Chapel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014_Prowincja_Lorri,_Sanahin,_Klasztor_Sanahin_(19).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/2014_Prowincja_Lorri%2C_Sanahin%2C_Klasztor_Sanahin_%2819%29.jpg/220px-2014_Prowincja_Lorri%2C_Sanahin%2C_Klasztor_Sanahin_%2819%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="352" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/2014_Prowincja_Lorri%2C_Sanahin%2C_Klasztor_Sanahin_%2819%29.jpg/330px-2014_Prowincja_Lorri%2C_Sanahin%2C_Klasztor_Sanahin_%2819%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/2014_Prowincja_Lorri%2C_Sanahin%2C_Klasztor_Sanahin_%2819%29.jpg/440px-2014_Prowincja_Lorri%2C_Sanahin%2C_Klasztor_Sanahin_%2819%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2613" data-file-height="4179" /></a><figcaption>St. Gregory Chapel</figcaption></figure> <p>St. Gregory Chapel is located on the western border of the complex, 12 meters east of St. Astvatsatsin Church. It was built in 1061 by Queen Hranush, daughter of David Anhoghin. St. Gregory's Chapel is a small structure with a three-level anchor, circular on the outside, cruciform on the inside, and a four-altar central dome. The cylindrical plane of the façade and the entrance frame is made of elegant, decorative masonry columns, and the heavier sections of the wall between the tabernacles are lined with vertical, triangular niches in the plan. In 1652, the dome destroyed by the earthquake was completely rebuilt, the upper parts of the walls distorting the original appearance of the chapel and its symmetry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Belfry">Belfry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Belfry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_(2019)_255.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_%282019%29_255.jpg/220px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_%282019%29_255.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_%282019%29_255.jpg/330px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_%282019%29_255.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_%282019%29_255.jpg/440px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_%282019%29_255.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Bell tower of the Sanahin</figcaption></figure> <p>The bell tower of the monastery (1st quarter of the 13th century) is one of the earliest examples of this type. It is a three-storey building with a square plan, which is crowned with a bell tower leaning on six columns. The first floor is a simple vaulted hall with a separate entrance from the north. The asymmetrically placed entrance to the western façade leads to the second or third floors with stone steps. The second floor consists of three small adjoining apses, one of which has an insignificant construction protocol preserved on the entrance facade, according to which the bell tower was built by Vag, Abas' son. The third floor is a complete hall, covered with the construction of intersecting arches supported by four pairs of columns, bearing the bell tower. Along the axis of the western façade, a large red granite sculpted cross is embedded in a wide frame. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Hakob_Church_and_St._Harutyun_Chapel">St. Hakob Church and St. Harutyun Chapel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: St. Hakob Church and St. Harutyun Chapel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Hakop_church.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Saint_Hakop_church.jpg/220px-Saint_Hakop_church.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Saint_Hakop_church.jpg/330px-Saint_Hakop_church.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Saint_Hakop_church.jpg/440px-Saint_Hakop_church.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4444" data-file-height="2933" /></a><figcaption>Saint Hakob Church</figcaption></figure> <p>To the south-east of the main monument, at a distance of about 70 – 100 m, [9] there are two small, half-ruined structures: St. Hakob Church and St. Harutyun Chapel. The church is a domed hall built in the second half of the 10th century, with a rectangular exterior and a cruciform interior. Destroyed in 1753, some of the stones were used in 1815 to renovate the Church of the Holy Savior. The chapel (second half of the 13th century) is a simple, rectangular vaulted hall with two equal eastern tabernacles and a richly designed western entrance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Tomb_of_the_Zakaryans_(Zakarid)"><span id="The_Tomb_of_the_Zakaryans_.28Zakarid.29"></span>The Tomb of the Zakaryans (Zakarid)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: The Tomb of the Zakaryans (Zakarid)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg/220px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg/330px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg/440px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_163.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Tomb of the Zakaryans (Zakarid)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg/220px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg/330px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg/440px-%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B6_05.09.2021_24.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a><figcaption>Inside Zakaryans tomb</figcaption></figure> <p>The tomb of the Zakaryans is more unique and interesting in terms of architectural composition. It consists of adjacent eastern and western parts. The first (built in the late 10th or early 11th century) is a semi-arched vaulted hall with three small chapels raised on the roof, the central one of which has a rectangular shape and the edge one has a circular plan. The western part is a vaulted hall with a sculpted entrance and a double roof. They were built in 1189 by Ivane and Zakare brothers on the graves of Vahram (grandfather) and Sargis (father). An inscription khachkar is erected in his memory.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Khachkars">Khachkars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Khachkars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg/170px-Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg/255px-Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg/340px-Sanahin_-_Detail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1762" /></a><figcaption>Khatchkar outside Surb Astvatsatsin's <i>gavit</i></figcaption></figure> <p>About 50 khachkars have been preserved in the vicinity of the monastery. The most famous for its historical value and artistic elaboration is the khachkar of Grigor Tuteordi (work of Mkhitar Kazmich), erected in 1184 under the northern wall of St. Harutyun Church, the khachkar erected in 1215 on the tomb of Sargis, one of the victims of the war against the Emirates next to the wall. </p><p>About 190 lithographs from the 10th-19th centuries have been preserved (on structures, khachkars and tombstones). 19 of them are of construction nature (until 1225), the others contain royal, government proclamations, prayers, memoirs, information on donations to the monastery. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legend">Legend</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Legend"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The builders of the monastery were father and son. The father laid the walls, and the son cut the stones. Before the father could finish the monastery, his son died. Without tearing down the stairs, the father left. After a while, he met a man from Shnogh and told him the secret of demolishing the stairs of the monastery. Shnoghetsi came to Sanahin, demolished the stairs of the monastery with the horse, as the master says, and got a lot of money for it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sanahin_Bridge" title="Sanahin Bridge">Sanahin Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haghpat_Monastery" title="Haghpat Monastery">Haghpat Monastery</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-JBK48-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-JBK48_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JBK48_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JBK48_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JBK48_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKiesling2001" class="citation book cs1">Kiesling, John Brady (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=cZZpAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA48"><i>Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia</i></a>. Tigran Mets. p. 48. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-99930-52-28-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-99930-52-28-9"><bdi>978-99930-52-28-9</bdi></a>. <q>The gavit of S. Astvatsatsin was built by Prince Vache Vachutian (a more southerly dynast) in 1211, that of Amenaprkich in 1181 under the sponsorship of the Kyurikian family.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rediscovering+Armenia%3A+An+Archaeological%2Ftouristic+Gazetteer+and+Map+Set+for+the+Historical+Monuments+of+Armenia&rft.pages=48&rft.pub=Tigran+Mets&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-99930-52-28-9&rft.aulast=Kiesling&rft.aufirst=John+Brady&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DcZZpAAAAMAAJ%26pg%3DPA48&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASanahin+Monastery" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EV216-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EV216_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EV216_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVardanyan2015" class="citation journal cs1">Vardanyan, Edda (1 January 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.academia.edu/42320635/The_%C5%BDamatun_of_Ho%E1%B9%99omos_and_the_%C5%BDamatun_Gawit_Structures_in_Armenien_Architecture">"The Žamatun of Hoṙomos and the Žamatun/Gawit' Structures in Armenien Architecture"</a>. <i>Hoṙomos Monastery: Art and History, edited by Edda Vardanyan, Paris : ACHCByz</i>: 216–217.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ho%E1%B9%99omos+Monastery%3A+Art+and+History%2C+edited+by+Edda+Vardanyan%2C+Paris+%3A+ACHCByz&rft.atitle=The+%C5%BDamatun+of+Ho%E1%B9%99omos+and+the+%C5%BDamatun%2FGawit%E2%80%98+Structures+in+Armenien+Architecture&rft.pages=216-217&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.aulast=Vardanyan&rft.aufirst=Edda&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.academia.edu%2F42320635%2FThe_%25C5%25BDamatun_of_Ho%25E1%25B9%2599omos_and_the_%25C5%25BDamatun_Gawit_Structures_in_Armenien_Architecture&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASanahin+Monastery" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=44ROAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA70"><i>Trails to the East: Essays in Memory of Paolo Cuneo</i></a>. 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title="Church of Saint John, Mastara">Mastara</a></li> <li>Oshakan (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Mesrop_Mashtots_Church" title="Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church">St. Mesrop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tukh_Manuk_Shrine_of_Oshakan" title="Tukh Manuk Shrine of Oshakan">Tukh Manuk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saghmosavank" title="Saghmosavank">Saghmosavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Gevork_Monastery_of_Mughni" title="Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni">Mughni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Talin" title="Cathedral of Talin">Talin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tegher_Monastery" title="Tegher Monastery">Tegher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Sarkis_Monastery_of_Ushi" title="Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi">Ushi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vahramashen_Church" title="Vahramashen Church">Vahramashen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surp_Hovhannes_Church_of_Voskevaz" title="Surp Hovhannes Church of Voskevaz">Voskevaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeghipatrush_Church" title="Yeghipatrush Church">Yeghipatrush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zarnja_Sourp_Khach_Armenian_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Zarnja Sourp Khach Armenian Church">Zarinja</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Ararat_Province" title="Ararat Province">Ararat</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aghjots_Vank" title="Aghjots Vank">Aghjots Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artavazik_Church" title="Artavazik Church">Artavazik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dvin_(ancient_city)#Cathedral_of_St._Grigor" title="Dvin (ancient city)">Dvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khor_Virap" title="Khor Virap">Khor Virap</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Armavir_Province" title="Armavir Province">Armavir</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Targmanchats_Vank" class="mw-redirect" title="Targmanchats Vank">Targmanchats Vank</a></li> <li>Vagharshapat (<a href="/wiki/Etchmiadzin_Cathedral" title="Etchmiadzin Cathedral">Etchmiadzin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Gayane_Church" title="Saint Gayane Church">St. Gayane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Hripsime_Church" title="Saint Hripsime Church">St. Hripsime</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holy_Mother_of_God_Cathedral,_Vagharshapat" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Vagharshapat">St. Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shoghakat_Church" title="Shoghakat Church">Shoghakat</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zvartnots_Cathedral" title="Zvartnots Cathedral">Zvartnots</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Gegharkunik_Province" title="Gegharkunik Province">Gegharkunik</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Thaddeus_Church,_Ddmashen" title="St. Thaddeus Church, Ddmashen">Ddmashen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayravank_Monastery" title="Hayravank Monastery">Hayravank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kotavank" title="Kotavank">Kotavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makenyats_Vank" title="Makenyats Vank">Makenyats Vank</a></li> <li>Noratus (<a href="/wiki/Noratus_cemetery" title="Noratus cemetery">Cemetery</a>, <a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F_(%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81)" class="extiw" title="ru:Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя (Норатус)">St. George</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevanavank" title="Sevanavank">Sevanavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Sarkis_Church_(Tsovinar,_Gegharkunik,_Armenia)" title="St. Sarkis Church (Tsovinar, Gegharkunik, Armenia)">Tsovinar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanevan_Monastery" title="Vanevan Monastery">Vanevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yot_Verk_Matur" title="Yot Verk Matur">Yot Verk</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Kotayk_Province" title="Kotayk Province">Kotayk</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geghard" title="Geghard">Geghard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gharghavank" title="Gharghavank">Gharghavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havuts_Tar" title="Havuts Tar">Havuts Tar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kecharis_Monastery" title="Kecharis Monastery">Kecharis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makravank_Monastery" title="Makravank Monastery">Makravank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashtots_Hayrapet_Church_of_Garni" title="Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni">Mashtots Hayrapet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayravank_(Solak)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayravank (Solak)">Mayravank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neghutsi_Vank" class="mw-redirect" title="Neghutsi Vank">Neghutsi Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ptghavank" class="mw-redirect" title="Ptghavank">Ptghavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tejharuyk_Monastery" title="Tejharuyk Monastery">Tejharuyk</a></li> <li>Yeghvard (<a href="/wiki/Holy_Mother_of_God_Church,_Yeghvard" title="Holy Mother of God Church, Yeghvard">St. Mary</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Lori_Province" title="Lori Province">Lori</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akhtala_monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Akhtala monastery">Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardzrakash_Monastery" title="Bardzrakash Monastery">Bardzrakash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haghpat_Monastery" title="Haghpat Monastery">Haghpat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hnevank" title="Hnevank">Hnevank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horomayri_Monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Horomayri Monastery">Horomayri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khujabi_Monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Khujabi Monastery">Khuchap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobayr_monastery" title="Kobayr monastery">Kobayr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odzun_Church" title="Odzun Church">Odzun</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sanahin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Church,_Sverdlov" title="St. George Church, Sverdlov">Sverdlov</a></li> <li>Vanadzor (<a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God,_Vanadzor" title="Church of the Holy Mother of God, Vanadzor">St. Mary</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Shirak_Province" title="Shirak Province">Shirak</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>Gyumri (<a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God,_Gyumri" title="Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Gyumri">St. Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holy_Saviour%27s_Church,_Gyumri" title="Holy Saviour's Church, Gyumri">Holy Saviour</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harichavank_Monastery" title="Harichavank Monastery">Harichavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lmbatavank" title="Lmbatavank">Lmbatavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmashen_monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Marmashen monastery">Marmashen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pemzashen_Church" title="Pemzashen Church">Pemzashen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yererouk" title="Yererouk">Yererouk</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Syunik_Province" title="Syunik Province">Syunik</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bgheno-Noravank" title="Bgheno-Noravank">Bgheno-Noravank</a></li> <li>Tatev (<a href="/wiki/Tatev_Monastery" title="Tatev Monastery">Monastery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tatevi_Anapat" title="Tatevi Anapat">Tatevi Anapat</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vahanavank" title="Vahanavank">Vahanavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vorotnavank" title="Vorotnavank">Vorotnavank</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Tavush_Province" title="Tavush Province">Tavush</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goshavank" title="Goshavank">Goshavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haghartsin_Monastery" title="Haghartsin Monastery">Haghartsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jukhtak_Vank" title="Jukhtak Vank">Jukhtak Vank</a></li> <li>Kirants (<a href="/wiki/Arakelots_Monastery_(Kirants)" title="Arakelots Monastery (Kirants)">Arakelots</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makaravank" title="Makaravank">Makaravank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matosavank" title="Matosavank">Matosavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samsoni_Monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Samsoni Monastery">Samsonavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsrviz_Chapel" title="Tsrviz Chapel">Tsrviz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Astvatsatsin_Church_(Voskepar)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Astvatsatsin Church (Voskepar)">Voskepar</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Vayots_Dzor_Province" title="Vayots Dzor Province">Vayots Dzor</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Areni_Church" title="Areni Church">Areni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gndevank" title="Gndevank">Gndevank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noravank" title="Noravank">Noravank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spitakavor_Monastery" title="Spitakavor Monastery">Spitakavor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanahat_Monastery" title="Tanahat Monastery">Tanahat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsaghats_Kar_Monastery" title="Tsaghats Kar Monastery">Tsakhats Kar</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Yerevan" title="Districts of Yerevan">Yerevan</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>Avan (<a href="/wiki/Katoghike_Tsiranavor_Church_of_Avan" class="mw-redirect" title="Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan">Tsiranavor</a>)</li> <li>Kanaker (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Hakob_Church_of_Kanaker" title="Saint Hakob Church of Kanaker">St. James</a>)</li> <li>Yerevan (<a href="/wiki/Gethsemane_Chapel" title="Gethsemane Chapel">Gethsemane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katoghike_Church,_Yerevan" title="Katoghike Church, Yerevan">Katoghike</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Yerevan" title="Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Yerevan">St. Gregory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_John_the_Baptist_Church,_Yerevan" title="Saint John the Baptist Church, Yerevan">St. John</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_and_Peter_Church,_Yerevan" title="Saint Paul and Peter Church, Yerevan">St. Paul and Peter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zoravor_Surp_Astvatsatsin_Church" title="Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church">Zoravor</a>)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Etchmiadzin_Cathedral" title="Haghpat"><img alt="Haghpat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ejmiadzin_Cathedral2.jpg/100px-Ejmiadzin_Cathedral2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ejmiadzin_Cathedral2.jpg/150px-Ejmiadzin_Cathedral2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ejmiadzin_Cathedral2.jpg/200px-Ejmiadzin_Cathedral2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="845" data-file-height="557" /></a></span><br /><br /> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Gandzasar_monastery" title="Gandzasar monastery"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gandzasar_monastery_2015-3.jpg/100px-Gandzasar_monastery_2015-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gandzasar_monastery_2015-3.jpg/150px-Gandzasar_monastery_2015-3.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%D0%90%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%87.jpg/200px-%D0%90%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%87.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2904" data-file-height="2164" /></a></span><br /><br /> </p> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Thaddeus_Monastery" title="Saint Thaddeus Monastery"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Qareh_kelissa.jpg/100px-Qareh_kelissa.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Qareh_kelissa.jpg/150px-Qareh_kelissa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Qareh_kelissa.jpg/200px-Qareh_kelissa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="443" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Armenian_churches_in_Azerbaijan" title="List of Armenian churches in Azerbaijan">List</a></i>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Agulis (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas_Monastery_of_Agulis" title="Saint Thomas Monastery of Agulis">St. Thomas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaras_Monastery" title="Amaras Monastery">Amaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Karapet_Monastery_of_Aprakunis" title="Saint Karapet Monastery of Aprakunis">Aprakunis</a></li> <li>Baku (<a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church,_Baku" title="Armenian Church, Baku">St. Gregory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Virgin_(Baku)" title="Church of the Holy Virgin (Baku)">St. Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Thaddeus_and_Bartholomew_Cathedral" title="Saint Thaddeus and Bartholomew Cathedral">St. Thaddeus</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadivank" title="Dadivank">Dadivank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Sarkis_Monastery_of_Gag" title="Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag">Gag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandzasar_monastery" title="Gandzasar monastery">Gandzasar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gtichavank" title="Gtichavank">Gtichavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakobavank" title="Hakobavank">Hakobavank</a></li> <li>Jugha (<a href="/wiki/Holy_Saviour_Monastery_of_Julfa" title="Holy Saviour Monastery of Julfa">Holy Savour</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katarovank" title="Katarovank">Katarovank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Kish" title="Church of Kish">Kish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kusanats_Anapat" title="Kusanats Anapat">Kusanats Anapat</a></li> <li>Shusha (<a href="/wiki/Ghazanchetsots_Cathedral" title="Ghazanchetsots Cathedral">Ghazanchetsots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanach_Zham" title="Kanach Zham">Kanach Zham</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Targmanchats_Monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Targmanchats Monastery">Targmanchats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastery_of_Tsar" title="Monastery of Tsar">Tsar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsitsernavank_Monastery" title="Tsitsernavank Monastery">Tsitsernavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vankasar_Church" title="Vankasar Church">Vankasar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeghishe_Arakyal_Monastery" title="Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery">Yeghishe Arakyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yerits_Mankants_Monastery" title="Yerits Mankants Monastery">Yerits Mankants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Armenian_churches_of_Tbilisi" title="Armenian churches of Tbilisi">List</a></i>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Tbilisi (<a href="/wiki/Vank_Monastery,_Tbilisi" title="Vank Monastery, Tbilisi">Vank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holy_Mother_of_God_Church_of_Bethlehem,_Tbilisi" title="Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi">Bethlehem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chugureti_St._Astvatsatsin" title="Chugureti St. Astvatsatsin">Chugureti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ejmiatsin_Church,_Tbilisi" title="Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi">Ejmiatsnetsots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_George,_Tbilisi" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathedral of Saint George, Tbilisi">St. George</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Tbilisi" title="Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Tbilisi">St. Gregory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jigrasheni_Avetyats_church" class="mw-redirect" title="Jigrasheni Avetyats church">Jigrasheni Avetyats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamoyants_Saint_Gevork_Church" title="Kamoyants Saint Gevork Church">Kamoyants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Karapet_Church,_Tbilisi" title="Saint Karapet Church, Tbilisi">Karapet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Saint_George_(Kldisubani)" title="Church of Saint George (Kldisubani)">Karapi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Red_Gospel,_Tbilisi" title="Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi">Karmir Avetaran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Krtsanis_Tsiranavor_Surp_Astvatsatsin" title="Krtsanis Tsiranavor Surp Astvatsatsin">Geghardavank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Gevork_of_Mughni_Church,_Tbilisi" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Gevork of Mughni Church, Tbilisi">Mughni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norashen_Church,_Tbilisi" class="mw-redirect" title="Norashen Church, Tbilisi">Norashen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Seal,_Tbilisi" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of the Holy Seal, Tbilisi">Holy Sign</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Sarkis_Church_(Tbilisi,_Georgia)" title="St. Sarkis Church (Tbilisi, Georgia)">St. Sarkis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lower_Bethlehemi_Church" title="Lower Bethlehemi Church">St. Stephen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zrkinyants_Saint_Gevork_Church" title="Zrkinyants Saint Gevork Church">Zrkinyants</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church,_Tskhinvali" title="St. Mary's Church, Tskhinvali">Tskhinvali</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Armenian_churches_in_Turkey" title="List of active Armenian churches in Turkey">List</a></i>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Adana (<a href="/wiki/Surp_Asdvadzadzin_Cathedral_(Adana)" title="Surp Asdvadzadzin Cathedral (Adana)">St. Mary</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agarak_monastery" title="Agarak monastery">Agarak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aghperig_Monastery" title="Aghperig Monastery">Aghperig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross">Aghtamar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akner_monastery" title="Akner monastery">Akner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagnayr_monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Bagnayr monastery">Bagnayr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Hakob_of_Akori_monastery" title="Saint Hakob of Akori monastery">Akori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ani" title="Ani">Ani</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Ani" title="Cathedral of Ani">Cathedral</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Gregory_of_Tigran_Honents" title="St Gregory of Tigran Honents">Tigran Honents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Elia,_Kizkale" title="Church of Saint Elia, Kizkale">Kizkale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles_(Ani)" title="Church of the Holy Apostles (Ani)">Holy Apostles</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparank_Monastery" title="Aparank Monastery">Aparank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arakelots_Monastery" title="Arakelots Monastery">Arakelots Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Arapgir" title="Cathedral of Arapgir">Arapgir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arqakaghni_monastery" title="Arqakaghni monastery">Arkakaghni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ku%C5%9F_Island" title="Kuş Island">Arter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bana_cathedral" title="Bana cathedral">Bana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Bartholomew_Monastery" title="Saint Bartholomew Monastery">Barthoghimevos Vank</a></li> <li>Constantinople (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church_of_Galata" title="Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata">Galata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surp_Krikor_Lusavori%C3%A7_Armenian_Church,_Kuzguncuk" title="Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Armenian Church, Kuzguncuk">Kuzguncuk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surp_Asdvadzadzin_Patriarchal_Church" title="Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church">Fatih</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kartal_Surp_Ni%C5%9Fan_Armenian_Orthodox_Church" title="Kartal Surp Nişan Armenian Orthodox Church">Kartal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Church_of_St._George_of_Samatya" title="Church of St. George of Samatya">Samatya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taksim_Surp_Harutyun_Church" title="Taksim Surp Harutyun Church">Taksim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surp_Yerrortutyun_Armenian_Church" title="Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church">Beyoğlu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surp_Yerrortutyun_Armenian_Catholic_Church" title="Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Catholic Church">Beyoğlu</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drazark_monastery" title="Drazark monastery">Drazark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Evangelical_Church,_El%C3%A2z%C4%B1%C4%9F" title="Armenian Evangelical Church, Elâzığ">Elazig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Eski%C5%9Fehir" title="Holy Trinity Church, Eskişehir">Eskişehir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberation_Mosque" title="Liberation Mosque">Gaziantep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastery_of_Surp_Gevork_of_Goms" title="Monastery of Surp Gevork of Goms">Goms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hogots_monastery" title="Hogots monastery">Hogots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horomos" title="Horomos">Horomos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishkhani" title="Ishkhani">Ishkhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Monastery,_Van" title="St. Thomas Monastery, Van">Kanzak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surb_Karapet_Monastery" title="Surb Karapet Monastery">Karapet Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karmravank_(Vaspurakan)" title="Karmravank (Vaspurakan)">Karmravank</a></li> <li>Kars (<a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Kars" title="Cathedral of Kars">Cathedral</a>, <a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A2_%D4%B1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE%D5%A1%D5%AE%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D6%81%D5%AB_(%D4%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BD)" class="extiw" title="hy:Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի (Կարս)">St. Mary</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Minas_of_Kes" title="Monastery of Saint Minas of Kes">Kes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khtzkonk_Monastery" title="Khtzkonk Monastery">Khtzkonk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ktuts_monastery" title="Ktuts monastery">Ktuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surp_Marinos_Monastery" title="Surp Marinos Monastery">Marinos Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Mren" title="Cathedral of Mren">Mren</a></li> <li>Mush (<a href="/wiki/Surp_Marineh_Church,_Mush" class="mw-redirect" title="Surp Marineh Church, Mush">St. Marine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surb_Nshan_Monastery" title="Surb Nshan Monastery">Holy Sign</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narekavank" title="Narekavank">Narekavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De%C4%9Firmenalt%C4%B1,_Turkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Değirmenaltı, Turkey">Por</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Sivrihisar" title="Holy Trinity Church, Sivrihisar">Sivrihisar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastery_of_the_Miracles" title="Monastery of the Miracles">Skanchelagordz Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Stepanos_Church" title="St. Stepanos Church">Smyrna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Cross_at_Soradir" title="Church of the Holy Cross at Soradir">Soradir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekor_Basilica" class="mw-redirect" title="Tekor Basilica">Tekor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Giragos_Armenian_Church_(Diyarbakir)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Giragos Armenian Church (Diyarbakir)">Tigranakert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaymakl%C4%B1_Monastery" title="Kaymaklı Monastery">Trebizond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varagavank" title="Varagavank">Varagavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varzahan_Monastery" title="Varzahan Monastery">Varzahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eghegnamor_Monastery" title="Eghegnamor Monastery">Yeghegnamor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeghrdut_Monastery" title="Yeghrdut Monastery">Yeghrdut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Saviour%27s_monastery_of_Yerazgavors" title="Holy Saviour's monastery of Yerazgavors">Yerazgavors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Armenian_churches_in_Iran" title="List of Armenian churches in Iran">List</a></i>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Thaddeus_Monastery" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Thaddeus Monastery">Thadei Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Stepanos_Monastery" title="Saint Stepanos Monastery">Maghardavank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_of_Dzordzor" title="Chapel of Dzordzor">Dzordzori Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_of_Chupan" title="Chapel of Chupan">Hovi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God,_Darashamb" title="Church of the Holy Mother of God, Darashamb">Darashamb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Church,_Haftvan" title="St. George Church, Haftvan">Haftvan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Sarkis_Church_(Khoy,_West_Azerbaijan,_Iran)" title="St. Sarkis Church (Khoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran)">Khoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Church,_Mahlezan" title="Holy Cross Church, Mahlezan">Mahlezan</a></li> <li>Tabriz (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary_Church_of_Tabriz" title="Saint Mary Church of Tabriz">St. Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Sarkis_Church_(Tabriz,_Iran)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Sarkis Church (Tabriz, Iran)">St. Sarkis</a>, <a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B4_%D5%86%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5" class="extiw" title="hy:Մարիամ Նանե">Mariam</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Hripsime_Church_of_Mujumbar" title="Saint Hripsime Church of Mujumbar">Mujumbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_John_Church_of_Sohrol" title="Saint John Church of Sohrol">Sohrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sourp_Asdvadzadzin_(Sarnaq)" title="Sourp Asdvadzadzin (Sarnaq)">Sarnaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Julfa" title="New Julfa">Nor Jugha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vank_Cathedral" title="Vank Cathedral">Vank</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Mary_Church,_Isfahan" title="St. Mary Church, Isfahan">St. Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Georg_Church" title="St. Georg Church">St. George</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Stephen_Church,_New_Julfa" title="St. Stephen Church, New Julfa">St. Stephen</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._John_the_Baptist_Church,_New_Julfa" title="St. John the Baptist Church, New Julfa">St. John</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Catherine_Convent" title="St. Catherine Convent">St. Catherine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bedkhem_Church" title="Bedkhem Church">Bethlehem</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Nicholas_Church,_New_Julfa" title="St. Nicholas Church, New Julfa">St. Nicholas</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_New_Julfa" title="St. Gregory the Illuminator Church, New Julfa">St. Gregory</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Sarkis_Church_(Isfahan,_Iran)" title="St. Sarkis Church (Isfahan, Iran)">St. Sarkis, Isfahan</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Minas_Church" title="St. Minas Church">St. Minas</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Nerses_Church" title="St. Nerses Church">St. Nerses</a>)</li> <li>Tehran (<a href="/wiki/Saints_Thaddeus_and_Bartholomew_Church_of_Tehran" title="Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew Church of Tehran">St. Thaddeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_George_Church_of_Tehran" title="Saint George Church of Tehran">St. George</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a> (<a href="/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine">Palestine</a>/<a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Quarter" title="Armenian Quarter">Armenian Quarter</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_James,_Jerusalem" title="Cathedral of Saint James, Jerusalem">Cathedral of St. James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Toros" title="Church of Saint Toros">Church of St. Toros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Archangels,_Jerusalem" title="Church of the Holy Archangels, Jerusalem">Church of the Holy Archangels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Monastery_of_Saint_Saviour_(Jerusalem)" title="Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (Jerusalem)">Monastery of St. Saviour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_of_Saint_Helena,_Jerusalem" title="Chapel of Saint Helena, Jerusalem">Chapel of St. Helena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rest of Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forty_Martyrs_Cathedral" title="Forty Martyrs Cathedral">Aleppo</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church,_Chennai" title="Armenian Church, Chennai">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church_of_the_Holy_Nazareth" title="Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth">Calcutta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church_of_St._John_the_Baptist" title="Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist">Chinsura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary_Armenian_Church,_Saidabad" title="St. Mary Armenian Church, Saidabad">Saidabad</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church,_Dhaka" title="Armenian Church, Dhaka">Dhaka</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_Monastery,_Jaffa" title="Saint Nicholas Monastery, Jaffa">St. Nicholas Monastery</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sourp_Magar_Monastery,_Cyprus" title="Sourp Magar Monastery, Cyprus">Magar Vank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Tyre" title="Notre Dame de Tyre">Notre Dame de Tyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganchvor_monastery" title="Ganchvor monastery">Ganchvor</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church,_Singapore" title="Armenian Church, Singapore">Saint Gregory the Illuminator</a></li></ul> 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(Sultan-Saly)">Sultan-Saly</a></li> <li>St. Petersburg (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Catherine%27s_Armenian_Church" title="Saint Catherine's Armenian Church">St. Catherine</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zamca" class="mw-redirect" title="Zamca">Zamca</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Lazzaro_degli_Armeni" title="San Lazzaro degli Armeni">San Lazzaro degli Armeni</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="World_Heritage_Sites_in_Armenia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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