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'''Narekavank''' ({{lang-hy|Նարեկավանք}} ''Narekavank)'') was a tenth century [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian monastery]] in the [[Vaspurakan]] province of historical Armenia near the southern shores of [[Lake Van]] (now in the [[Eastern Anatolia region]] of [[Turkey]]). It was founded during the reign of King Gagik I (908-943) of the kingdom of Vaspurakan.<ref name="Hewsen-2000">{{Armenian Van-Vaspurakan 2000|first=Robert H.|last=Hewsen|page=27|title=Van in This World; Paradise in the Next: The Historical Geography of Van/Vaspurakan}}</ref> The monastery was an important intellectual center whose most famous pupil was [[Gregory of Narek]]. |
'''Narekavank''' ({{lang-hy|Նարեկավանք}} ''Narekavank)'') was a tenth century [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian monastery]] in the [[Vaspurakan]] province of historical Armenia near the southern shores of [[Lake Van]] (now in the [[Eastern Anatolia region]] of [[Turkey]]). It was founded during the reign of King Gagik I (908-943) of the kingdom of Vaspurakan.<ref name="Hewsen-2000">{{Armenian Van-Vaspurakan 2000|first=Robert H.|last=Hewsen|page=27|title=Van in This World; Paradise in the Next: The Historical Geography of Van/Vaspurakan}}</ref> The monastery was an important intellectual center whose most famous pupil was [[Gregory of Narek]]. |
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The monastery ceased to function in 1915, during the [[Armenian Genocide]], and was later completely demolished. The Kurdish-populated village of Yemişlik grew up on the site, and a mosque now stands where the monastery once stood. |
The monastery ceased to function in 1915, during the [[Armenian Genocide]], and was later completely demolished. The Kurdish-populated village of Yemişlik grew up on the site, and a mosque now stands where the monastery once stood.{{citation needed}} |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 17:47, 19 June 2013
Narekavank Նարեկավանք | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Status | Completely destroyed in 1915 by Turkish Army, replaced by mosque |
Location | |
Location | Narek, Van Province, Ottoman Empire |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Groundbreaking | tenth century |
Narekavank (Armenian: Նարեկավանք Narekavank)) was a tenth century Armenian monastery in the Vaspurakan province of historical Armenia near the southern shores of Lake Van (now in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey). It was founded during the reign of King Gagik I (908-943) of the kingdom of Vaspurakan.[1] The monastery was an important intellectual center whose most famous pupil was Gregory of Narek.
The monastery ceased to function in 1915, during the Armenian Genocide, and was later completely demolished. The Kurdish-populated village of Yemişlik grew up on the site, and a mosque now stands where the monastery once stood.[citation needed]
See also
- Aghtamar, an island 10 km northeast on which the contemporaneous Palatine Cathedral of the Holy Cross was constructed by the same king
- Varagavank
References
- ^ Hewsen, Robert H. (2000), "Van in This World; Paradise in the Next: The Historical Geography of Van/Vaspurakan", in Hovannisian, Richard G. (ed.), Armenian Van/Vaspurakan, Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces, Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publishers, p. 27, OCLC 44774992
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