St. Thomas the Apostle Monastery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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Monastery

St. Thomas the Apostle Monastery

/ Nakhichevan / Goghtan / Agulis

Location

The church is located in Vank Quarter of the village of Agulis.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Historical Introduction

It dates from the 1st century A.D.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

It was founded by Bartholomew the Apostle.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Description

As of the 1990s, it was preserved standing.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Rebuilt

It was reconstructed in the 17th century.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

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