Varagavank
Sign in to saveVaragavank (, 'Monastery of Varag'; , 'Seven Churches') was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek (Varag), southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey.
Key facts
- Religious building.building_name
- Varagavank
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- Վարագավանք
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- Varagavank view Bachmann 1913.png
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- 1.3
- Religious building.caption
- The monastery c. 1913
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- Turkey
- Religious building.location
- Yukarı Bakraçlı, Van Province, Turkey
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Religious building.functional_status
- several buildings destroyed, continuous deterioration of others
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- Armenian
- Religious building.founded_by
- Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni
- Religious building.groundbreaking
- early 11th century
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Foundation and medieval period
- Modern period
- 19th century
- Sacking and abandonment
- Current state
- Restoration efforts
- Ownership
- Architecture
- Manuscripts
- Cultural references
- European visitors
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Varagavank (, 'Monastery of Varag'; , 'Seven Churches') was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek (Varag), southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey.
The monastery was founded in the early 11th century by Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni, the Armenian King of Vaspurakan, on a preexisting religious site. Initially serving as the necropolis of the Artsruni kings, it eventually became the seat of the archbishop of the Armenian Church in Van. The monastery has been described as one of the great monastic centers of the Armenian church by Ara Sarafian and the richest and most celebrated monastery of the Lake Van area by Robert H. Hewsen.