Kobayr monastery
Kobayr monastery Քոբայր | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | near Tumanyan, Lori Province, Armenia |
Shown within Armenia | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°00′18″N 44°38′06″E / 41.005061°N 44.635086°ECoordinates: 41°00′18″N 44°38′06″E / 41.005061°N 44.635086°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Completed | 1171 |
Kobayr (Armenian: Քոբայր) is a 12th-century Armenian monastery located in the village Kobayr, directly across the road from the town of Tumanyan, within Lori marz, Armenia.
The monastery was built on a brink of a deep gorge, in 1171, by the Kyurikid princes, a junior branch of the Bagratuni royal house of Armenia.
In the 13th century, the monastery was acquired by the Zakarians, a noble Armenian dynasty at the service of Georgian royals. The Zakarians converted Kobayr into a Chalcedonian monastery, as a result of which the monastery stayed under the tutelage of the Georgian Orthodox Church for some time. This explains several Georgian inscriptions found on the walls of the monastery, which exist alongside the monastery's original Armenian inscriptions.[1][2] The monastery houses the tomb of Prince Shanshe Zakarian, son of . A bell tower in the middle of the complex was built in 1279 to house the tombs of Zakarian and his wife Vaneni. The monastery is currently undergoing renovation funded by the government of Armenia with the assistance of the government of Italy. The ruins of the main church in the monastery contain frescoes of Christ and the twelve apostles as well as the Church Fathers and other Christian figures.
Gallery[]
Church frescoes before reconstruction.
View of monastery from direction of Tumanayan
View of remainder of complex from belltower
View of remainder of complex from belltower
Christ depicted in fresco
Frescoes of saints.
Belltower
View of Tumanayan from belltower
View of belltower - Tumanyan in background
Georgian inscriptions
Armenian inscriptions
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- Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Armenia
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- Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
- Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 12th century
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