St. Astvatsatsin Monastery (Norashen)

St. Astvatsatsin Monastery was an Armenian monastery in Goydere (formerly Norashen) village (Julfa District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The monastery was located in the northwestern district of the village.[1][2]

St. Astvatsatsin Monastery
Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք
LocationGöydərə
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded951
Architecture
StyleBasilica
Demolished1997–2001

History

The monastery was founded 951 and renovated in the 17th century.[3]

Architecture

St. Astvatsatsin was a basilica structure with nave and two aisles, spacious apse, two vestries, and small bell tower. There were traces of wall paintings, and reliefs depicting the four evangelists and the Mother of God, as well as Armenian inscriptions on the western, southern, and eastern facades.[2][3]

Destruction

The monastery was still standing in the later Soviet period. However, it had been razed to its foundations by October 7, 2001, as documented by investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1] By August 11, 2016, the foundations had also been cleared from the site.[1]

References
  1. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 208–211. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, pp. 71–72.
  3. Ayvazyan Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, pp. 77–78.

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