Hovhannavank
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Hovhannavank, also Yovhannavank‘ is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its
St. Hovhannes Karapet (St. John the Baptist) Cathedral, Hovhannavank Monastery (1216 and 1221)
The monastery c. 1900
The old single-nave church
Kathoghike Church, built in 1216-1221 by Vache Vachutyan.
Vache I Vachutian
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Vache I Vachutian also Vace Vacutian, also known as Amberdtsi Vachutyan, was an Armenian prince, and a court official of the Kingdom of Georgia holding the offices of Msakhurtukhutsesi, founder of the
Hovhannavank
…profound renovation between 1652 and 1734. The centerpiece of the monastery is the Cathedral built between 1216 and 1221 through the donation of Prince Vache I Vachutian Amberdtsi (Վաչե Ա). The Cathedral has a cruciform floor plan, with two storey sacristies in each of the four extensions of the church. The dome has an…
Mausoleum of Prince Vache Vacutian, built in 1229 in Horomos Monastery.