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Gandzasar Monastery

1216–1238 · 13th century

Gandzasar is an Armenian monastery in the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh, built for Prince Hasan-Jalal Dawla of Khachen, whose Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist was consecrated in 1240. It served for centuries as the seat of the Catholicos of Aghvank and the burial place of the Hasan-Jalalyan princes. Its carved stonework makes it one of the finest monuments of medieval Armenian architecture.

Gandzasar Monastery — Image: Vahagn Grigoryan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Principality of Khachen Melikdoms of Karabakh

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gandzasar Monastery. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gandzasar-monastery
MLA: “Gandzasar Monastery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gandzasar-monastery. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Gandzasar Monastery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gandzasar-monastery.
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