St. Stepanos Monastery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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Monastery

St. Stepanos Monastery 1385 y․

/ Nakhichevan / Yernjak / Hin Poradasht

Location

The monastery is located 5 kms north of Hin Poradasht.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 25.

Historical Introduction
1385 y․

It dates back to 1385.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 25.

It was founded by Hovhan Vorotnetsy.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 25.

Description

As of the 1990s, it was ruined.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 25.

Rebuilt

It was rebuilt in 1560 and 1683.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 25.