Surp Khach Monastery ( hy, Սուրբ Խաչ վանք, meaning ''Monastery of the Holy Cross'') is a medieval Armenian monastery located on the
Crimean peninsula
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
near
Staryi Krym and founded in 1358.
Before the USSR nationalized it, this monastery owned 4,000 acres of land, while during the Soviet period it served various functions from Pioneer Camp to tuberculosis clinic. It has been an Armenian spiritual center and a place of pilgrimage for centuries.
It's also the name of the
Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross, in
Lake Van
Lake Van ( tr, Van Gölü; hy, Վանա լիճ, translit=Vana lič̣; ku, Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the far east of Turkey, in the provinces of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake ...
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Turkey
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The central bank of Russia issued a silver coin dedicated to Surp Khach Monastery in 2017.
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References
Armenian Apostolic monasteries
Christian monasteries in Ukraine
1358 establishments in Europe
Tourist attractions in Crimea
Armenian Apostolic churches in Ukraine
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Crimea
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