Yerits Mankants Monastery ( hy, Երից Մանկանց Վանք, lit=
Three Youths Monastery) is a 17th-century
Armenian monasteryВ. А. Шнирельман, «Войны памяти. Мифы, идентичность и политика в Закавказье», М., ИКЦ, «Академкнига», 2003
/ref> ''de facto
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'' in the Martakert Province
Martakert Province ( hy, Մարտակերտ) is a province of the Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The population is mainly Armenian. The province has 43 communities of which one is considered urban and 42 a ...
of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh
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, ''de jure
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'' in the Tartar District
Tartar District ( az, Tərtər rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Goranboy, Yevlakh, Barda, ...
of Azerbaijan
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. The monastery is located in the mountains to the west of Maghavuz, southwest of Tonashen
Tonashen (; ) or Tapakend ( az, Təpəkənd) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has a ...
, and close to the fortress of Jraberd
Jraberd ( hy, Ջրաբերդ) or Chilabord ( az, Çiləbörd or ) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karab ...
.
History
It is the most notable example of monasteries built during the late Middle Ages in Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh ( ) is a landlocked country, landlocked region in the Transcaucasia, South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik Province, Syunik, and covering the southeastern range o ...
, after an interruption in church building from the 14th to 16th centuries. Yerits Mankants monastery was built around 1691 in the historical county of Jraberd
Jraberd ( hy, Ջրաբերդ) or Chilabord ( az, Çiləbörd or ) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karab ...
. The monastery was established by the feudal family of Melik-Israelians, Lords of Jraberd, with an apparent purpose to rival the Holy See of Gandzasar and its hereditary patrons the Hasan-Jalalians, Lords of Khachen.
Gallery
Yerits Mankants 11.jpg,
Yerits Mankants 12.jpg,
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Yerits Mankants 16.jpg,
Yerits Mankants 17.jpg,
Yerits Mankants 4.JPG,
Yerits Mankants 5.jpg,
Yerits Mankants 9.jpg,
Erek Mankunk.svg, Scheme of the monastery
See also
* Culture of Artsakh
Culture of Artsakh includes artifacts of tangible and intangible culture that has been historically associated with Artsakh (historic province) in the Southern Caucasus, controlled by Azerbaijan and the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. These inclu ...
References
External links
''Yerits Mankants Monastery'' on Armeniapedia.org
History of the Art and Architecture of Artsakh
Armenian culture
Armenian buildings in Azerbaijan
Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Apostolic churches
Armenian Apostolic monasteries
Armenian Apostolic monasteries in Azerbaijan
Christian monasteries in the Republic of Artsakh
Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 17th century
Christian monasteries established in the 17th century
Martakert Province
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