Kusanats Anapat
Kusanats Anapat | |
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Կուսանաց անապատ | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | Kalbajar District, Azerbaijan |
Geographic coordinates | 40°10′16″N 46°15′31″E / 40.171069°N 46.258621°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Monastery, Church |
Style | Armenian |
Completed | 12th–13th centuries |
Kusanats Anapat (Armenian: Կուսանաց անապատ), or Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') is an Armenian monastery in the Kalbajar District in Azerbaijan, about 3 km northwest of Dadivank Monastery.[1]
History and architecture
The monastery belongs to the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and consists of the cathedral church of Surb Astvatsatsin and about 20 structures and rooms.[2]
The oldest building is the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God), which has the inscription; "… princess daughter of King Kyurike… in 1174".
Modern period
According to historian
In 1994, following the end of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the monastery came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.
In the aftermath of the
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See also
- Armenian architecture
- Armenian Cultural Heritage in Azerbaijan
- Christianity in Azerbaijan
- Culture of Artsakh
References
- ^ Mkrtchian, Shahen (1988). Historical and Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabakh. Yerevan: Hayastan Publishing House.
- ^ Mkrtchian, Shahen (1988). Historical and Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabakh. Yerevan: Hayastan Publishing House.
- ^ "Ս. Կարապետյան, ՀԱՅ ՄՇԱԿՈՒՅԹԻ ՀՈՒՇԱՐՁԱՆՆԵՐԸ ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱՅԻՆ ԱԴՐԲԵՋԱՆԻՆ ԲՌՆԱԿՑՎԱԾ ՇՐՋԱՆՆԵՐՈՒՄ, էջ 77-81" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- Mkrtchian, Shahen. Historical and Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabakh. Yerevan: Hayastan Publishing House, 1988