Kirants Monastery

Kirants Monastery Կիրանց Վանք
The drum and dome of Kirants.
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	10 km SW of Kirants, Tavush Province, Armenia
Shown within Armenia Show map of Armenia Kirants Monastery (Tavush) Show map of Tavush
Geographic coordinates	41°00′43″N44°59′25″E / 41.011895°N 44.990336°E / 41.011895; 44.990336
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	13th century

Kirants Monastery is a 13th-century Armenian monastery located about 10 kilometers southwest of Kirants village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. ^[1] The Georgian Orthodox Church in Armenia has laid claim to the monastery, which the Armenian Apostolic Church rejects. ^[2]

The Kirants Monastery was most likely founded by the Zakarid ruler Avag Zakarian, who was of Chalcedonian faith. ^[3] The frescoes of the monastery are from the 1230s-1240s. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Plan of Kirants Monastery
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  Kirants Monastery
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  Drum and dome
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  Detail of the mosaics tiles on around the drum
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  Interior of the church
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  Interior of the drum and dome

References

1. Karanian, Matthew; Kurkjian, Robert (2006). The Stone Garden Guide: Armenia & Karabagh. Stone Garden Productions. pp. 186–187. ISBN   978-0-9672120-9-8.
2. Król-Mazur, Renata (2016). "The role of the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church in conflicts in the South Caucasus". Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. 51 (2): 117–152. doi: 10.12775/SDR.2016.EN2.05 . ISSN   1230-5057.
3. Lidov, Aleksej M. (1991). The mural paintings of Akhtala. pp. 14–16. doi:10.11588/diglit.27365. The Kirants Monastery is not mentioned in any historical sources, however, indirect evidence suggests that it was founded by the Chalcedonian Avag, the son and heir of Ivane Mkhargrdzeli. The wall paintings there can thus be dated to the 1230s or 1240s.

External links

• Armeniapedia.org: Kirants Monastery