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Sanahin Monastery

founded c. 966 · 10th century

Sanahin Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastery in the Lori region of northern Armenia, founded around 966 under King Ashot III and his queen Khosrovanuysh. It became a major centre of learning, with schools of illumination and calligraphy, and the burial place of the Kiurikian kings of Lori. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Haghpat.

Sanahin Monastery
Image: Steven C. Price · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of Lori

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sanahin Monastery. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sanahin-monastery
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“Sanahin Monastery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sanahin-monastery. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sanahin Monastery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sanahin-monastery.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sanahin Monastery’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sanahin-monastery (Accessed: ).

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