St. Stepanos Monastery
Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք
LocationÇənnəb
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
Founded12–13th centuries
Architecture
DemolishedFebruary 3, 2000 – November 24, 2010

St. Stepanos Monastery was an Armenian monastery located south of Çənnəb village (Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The monastery was located on high ground in the former village of Mtsgun, some 3 km south of Çənnəb.[2][3]

History

The monastery was founded in 12–13th centuries. It was rebuilt in 1895, according to an Armenian inscription on the lintel above the northern porch of the church.[2][4][5]

Architectural characteristics

The church of the monastery complex had a wooden roof. The church consisted of an apse, two vestries, and a hall. There were a number of 9th to 17th century cross-stones (khachkars) embedded in the walls of the church.[5]

Destruction

The monastery was still standing and intact on February 3, 2000. However, it was destroyed between February 3, 2000 and November 24, 2010 as documented by the investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 136–139. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 51.
  3. ↑ Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani kotvoghayin hushardzannern u patkerakandaknery. Yerevan: Hayastan. 1987, p. 42.
  4. ↑ Research on Armenian Architecture. Nakhijevan: Atlas. Yerevan: Tigran Metz Publishing House, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Ayvazyan, Argam, The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 34.

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