Sanahin Monastery Monastery of St. Astvadzadzin, Monastery of Astuacacin Queen Xosrovanoys of Ani Monasteries Churches Academies Mausoleums Bell towers Tombs The Monastery of Sanahin is situated on the wooded mountain slope of Mt. Tchantinler above the village of Sanahin, in the region of Alaverdi, Republic of Armenia. The oldest references to the monastery were found in early 10th century Armenian manuscripts and relate that the monastery was constructed over the ruins of a 4th or 5th century church. The complex consists of several buildings which date from different periods: the larger church of St. Amenaprkitch (Holy Redeemer), the smaller, adjacent church of St. Astvatsatsin and its gavit, the round chapel of St. Gregory, an academy, a bell tower and a library. An invasion by the Mongolians in 1235 is cited as a cause for the general decline of monastic life and the subsequent decay of the monastery itself. It was during this and other invasions that much of the monastery was destroyed, including the living quarters of the monks, the church of St. James, a 10th century gavit, a caravanserai and the Tomb of the Kiurikian. Prince Vac'e Vacut'ean Abbot Yovannes 20th century 1982 Images Digital Tiffs and jp2s Tufa A-0009 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture: (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1980) Armenian Alaverd, Alaverdi region, Republic of Armenia 966-13th century CE Rensselar Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Sanahin Monastery
Monastery of St. Astvadzadzin, Monastery of Astuacacin
Queen Xosrovanoys of Ani
Monasteries
Churches
Academies
Mausoleums
Bell towers
Tombs
The Monastery of Sanahin is situated on the wooded mountain slope of Mt. Tchantinler above the village of Sanahin, in the region of Alaverdi, Republic of Armenia. The oldest references to the monastery were found in early 10th century Armenian manuscripts and relate that the monastery was constructed over the ruins of a 4th or 5th century church. The complex consists of several buildings which date from different periods: the larger church of St. Amenaprkitch (Holy Redeemer), the smaller, adjacent church of St. Astvatsatsin and its gavit, the round chapel of St. Gregory, an academy, a bell tower and a library. An invasion by the Mongolians in 1235 is cited as a cause for the general decline of monastic life and the subsequent decay of the monastery itself. It was during this and other invasions that much of the monastery was destroyed, including the living quarters of the monks, the church of St. James, a 10th century gavit, a caravanserai and the Tomb of the Kiurikian.
Prince Vac'e Vacut'ean
Abbot Yovannes
20th century
1982
Images
Digital
Tiffs and jp2s
Tufa
A-0009
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture: (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Alaverd, Alaverdi region, Republic of Armenia
966-13th century CE
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council