Hogots monastery
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| Hogots monastery Հոգոց վանք | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
Gürpınar district | |
| Region | Eastern Anatolia Region |
| Status | Ceased functioning as a monastery in 1915 |
| Location | |
| Location |  |
| State | Turkey |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°05′00″N 43°25′57″E / 38.0833°N 43.4326°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 528 A.D. |
Hogots monastery was an Armenian monastery in the western
] village in the district.Etymology
Hogots monastery (Armenian: Հոգոց վանք, Hogots vank) is Armenian for Monastery of the Holy Spirit.
History
Hogots monastery was one of the few notable monasteries of
Vilayet of Van in the Ottoman Empire. The priest Vahan (Armenian: Վահան Քահանայ) was the last of the known priests of the monastery preceding the Armenian genocide
during 1915. It is believed that almost a hundred Armenian women and children in the monastery were burned to death when they tried to lock themselves inside during the genocide.
Current condition
According to unconfirmed sources, the Hogots monastery was used as a target during Turkish military training exercises in late 1946 and suffered extensive damage.
