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Hnevank
Հնեվանք
Hnevank-raffi kojian-DCP 4488.JPG
Hnevank before reconstruction.
Religion
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Region Lori
Location
Location near Kurtan, Lori Province,
Armenia Armenia
Architecture
Architectural style Armenian
Completed 7th-12th century

Hnevank (Armenian: Հնեվանք; meaning "Old Monastery") is a 7th-12th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located near the village of Kurtan in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join.

The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the Liparitids who were expelled from Georgia and into Armenia in the late 12th century. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the Mamikonians. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik. A Georgian inscription around the drum attests his name.

The monastery has a gavit and various service buildings scattered around the site.

The government of Armenia has recently begun renovating the monastery. The collapsed dome of the main church has been restored entirely.

Gallery

  • Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 83

    Hnevank after reconstruction.

  • Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 74-79 PAN
  • Hnevank Monastery 2011
  • Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 87
  • Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 88
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