Hnevank

Hnevank Հնեվանք
275px Hnevank before reconstruction.
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Basic information
Location	near Kurtan, Lori Province, Armenia
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Region	Lori
Architectural description
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 to Armenia in the late 12th century from Georgia. 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

• General view of Hnevank.jpg

  Hnevank after reconstruction.

• Hnevank Monastery complete view 2011.jpg
• Hnevank Monastery 2011.jpg

External links

• Armeniapedia.org: Hnevank