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Horomos
Sign in to saveHoromos (), also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is an abandoned and ruined medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey. With its collection of churches, chapels and tombs, Horomos has been described as one of the most significant spiritual and cultural religious centers in medieval Armenia and one of the largest in all the Christian East.
Key facts
- Religious building.building_name
- Horomos Monastery
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Religious building.image
- The Monastery of Horomos (Ghoshavank) (4217959655).jpg
- Religious building.caption
- View of the monastery from the northeast
- Religious building.map_type
- Turkey#West Asia
- Religious building.relief
- yes
- Religious building.map_size
- 300
- Religious building.location
- near Ani
- Religious building.functional_status
- ruined
- Religious building.architect
- Hovhannes
- Religious building.architecture_style
- Armenian
- Religious building.year_completed
- 10th-13th century
- Religious building.architecture
- yes
- Religious building.image_size
- 300
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Church of Saint John (1038)
- Zhamatun of Saint John church (1038)
- Ruzukan chapel (1215)
- Mausoleum of Prince Vache Vachutian (1229)
- Mausoleum of Aruits (1277)
- Manuscripts
- Gallery
- Historic photos
- Actual state today
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Horomos (), also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is an abandoned and ruined medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey. With its collection of churches, chapels and tombs, Horomos has been described as one of the most significant spiritual and cultural religious centers in medieval Armenia and one of the largest in all the Christian East.
== History == Horomos was founded by a group of Armenian monks around 931-36, during the reign of King Abas I Bagratuni (r. ca. 929-953). The monastic complex was enlarged over time and came to include the individual churches of Sts. John, Minas, and George, a series of large halls (gavits), a triumphal arch, and various smaller chapels and mausolea. It served as a burial ground for noble families, particularly Ashot III of Armenia (r. 953–77), Gagik I of Armenia (r. 989-1020), Yovhannēs-Smbat, and the Zakarids in the 13th century, and is a sort of Armenian "Saint-Denis".