Dadivank' Monsatery St. Dadi Monastery; Khutay Vank' Queen Arzou of Haterk. Monasteries Religious buildings Churches Medieval Cathedrals The Monastery of St. Dadi, otherwise called Dadivank or Khutavank ( i.e. "Monastery Upon-The-Hill," in Armenian), is the largest monastic complex in Artsakh-Karabakh and one of true masterpieces of Armenian medieval architecture. According to the legend, the monastery was founded at the end of the 1st century AD and named after one of apostle Jude's disciples, St. Dadi, who martyred preaching Christianity in the Eastern Territory of Armenia. The monastic complex of Dadivank consists of the Memorial Cathedral (Katoghike), Church of the Holy Virgin, Chapel, Memorial Bell-Tower and several auxiliary buildings. The central building of the monastery, Memorial Cathedral, was erected in the year 1214 by the Queen Arzou of Haterk. 1997 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-809 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Charektar village, Nagormo-Karabagh region, Republic of Azerbaijan 9th-13th centuries Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Dadivank' Monsatery
St. Dadi Monastery; Khutay Vank'
Queen Arzou of Haterk.
Monasteries
Religious buildings
Churches
Medieval
Cathedrals
The Monastery of St. Dadi, otherwise called Dadivank or Khutavank ( i.e. "Monastery Upon-The-Hill," in Armenian), is the largest monastic complex in Artsakh-Karabakh and one of true masterpieces of Armenian medieval architecture. According to the legend, the monastery was founded at the end of the 1st century AD and named after one of apostle Jude's disciples, St. Dadi, who martyred preaching Christianity in the Eastern Territory of Armenia. The monastic complex of Dadivank consists of the Memorial Cathedral (Katoghike), Church of the Holy Virgin, Chapel, Memorial Bell-Tower and several auxiliary buildings. The central building of the monastery, Memorial Cathedral, was erected in the year 1214 by the Queen Arzou of Haterk.
1997
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-809
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Charektar village, Nagormo-Karabagh region, Republic of Azerbaijan
9th-13th centuries
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council