St. Astvatsatsin Monastery (Badamly)

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St. Astvatsatsin Monastery
Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք
St. Astvatsatsin Monastery
LocationBadamlı
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded12th or 13th century
Architecture
Demolished1997–2008

St. Astvatsatsin Monastery was an Armenian monastery located near the village of Badamly (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The monastery was located approximately 600-700m east of the village.[1][2]

The monastery was founded in the 12th or 13th century and was renovated in 1610 and 1651–71.[2][3]

It was a major medieval monastic center. A colophon of a gospel copied here in 1292 records that the monastery had a sizable congregation and was the seat of an Armenian bishop.[2][3]

Architecture

Destruction

References

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