St. Thomas Monastery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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Monastery

St. Thomas Monastery 1 c․

/ Nakhichevan / Goghtan / Vanand

Location

The monastery is located in the village.

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.

Description

As of the 1990s, it was ruined.

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

Rebuilt
17 c․

It was rebuilt by Matthew of Vanand in the 17th cent.

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