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'''Tzitzernavank (Dzidzernavank) Monastery''' ({{lang-hy|Ծիծեռնավանք}}, ''Swallows Monastery'') is an [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] monastery located in [[Lachin (rayon)|Lachin]] district of [[Azerbaijan]] |
'''Tzitzernavank (Dzidzernavank) Monastery''' ({{lang-hy|Ծիծեռնավանք}}, ''Swallows Monastery'') is an [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] monastery located in [[Lachin (rayon)|Lachin]] district of [[Azerbaijan]] (currently under control of the Armenian forces as a result of [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]). The monastery dates from the 4th - 6th centuries and recognized as an example of Armenian architectural type <ref>[http://www.thais.it/architettura/Armena/Introduzione1.htm Thais.it - Architettura Armena]</ref>. |
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The church of St. Gregory was reopened after a restoration in 1999-2000 <ref>[http://kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/news/id/595187.html В Цицернаванке праздновали день Святого Георгия Победоносца, Kavkaz.Memo.Ru, 29/9/2003 (in Russian)]</ref>. |
The church of St. Gregory was reopened after a restoration in 1999-2000 <ref>[http://kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/news/id/595187.html В Цицернаванке праздновали день Святого Георгия Победоносца, Kavkaz.Memo.Ru, 29/9/2003 (in Russian)]</ref>. |
Revision as of 01:31, 7 December 2007
Tzitzernavank (Dzidzernavank) Monastery (Armenian: Ծիծեռնավանք, Swallows Monastery) is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in Lachin district of Azerbaijan (currently under control of the Armenian forces as a result of Nagorno-Karabakh War). The monastery dates from the 4th - 6th centuries and recognized as an example of Armenian architectural type [1].
The church of St. Gregory was reopened after a restoration in 1999-2000 [2].
Links
- Tzitzernavank, The Armenian Studies Program, Csufresno.edu
- Dzidzernavank, Adriano Alpago Novello, ARCHITETTURA ARMENA - Catalogo della MOSTRA DI ARCHITETTURA ARMENA tenuta a Bergamo, presso il Palazzo della Ragione, 1975 - Torino
- Photoes of Tzitzernavank at RAA official site