Hnevank ( hy, Հնեվանք; meaning "Old Monastery") is a 7th-12th century

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monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...

, located near the village of

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in the Lori Province of

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. The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join. The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the

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who were expelled to Armenia in the late 12th century from

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. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the Mamikonians. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik. A

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inscription around the drum attests his name. The monastery has a

gavit A ''gavit'' (Armenian ) or ''zhamatun'' (Armenian: ) is often contiguous to the west of a church in a Medieval Armenian monastery. It served as narthex (entrance to the church), mausoleum and assembly room. History The ''gavit'', the distinctive ...

and various service buildings scattered around the site. The government of Armenia has recently begun renovating the monastery. The collapsed dome of the main church has been restored entirely.

Gallery

File:Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 83.jpg, Hnevank after reconstruction. File:Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 74-79 PAN.jpg File:Hnevank Monastery 2011.jpg Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 87.jpg Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 88.jpg

External links

Armeniapedia.org: Hnevank
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