Targmanchats Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint Translators is an Armenian
monastery, founded in the 4th century. It is located north of Daşkəsən, in Azerbaijan
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Monastery was founded by Saints Mesrop Mashtots and Sahak Partev. In 411 they translated the Bible
from Syriac
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In northeast of the monastery is located a vaulted barn.
from Syriac
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Around the nave of the church is located gavit (for porch in Armenian), which stretches west from nave as well. Two-storeyed tower, built of carved stone, is adjacent to the porch to the south and leads to the main entrance of the church. The hall is located north of the church, which probably served as a place of worship - sacristy
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The cells of the monks built in the same style as the whole church, were built in 1630 from. Barn and dining room were attached with archimandrite Stepanos in 1830s..
monastery, founded in the 4th century. It is located north of Daşkəsən, in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
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Monastery was founded by Saints Mesrop Mashtots and Sahak Partev. In 411 they translated the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
from Syriac
Syriac language
Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
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History
According to some sources the monastery was built in the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 5th century. In 989 and 1845 the monastery was reconstructed. The monastery rose during the reign of bishop Gabriel Harutunyan. During his reign, many people from near villages help monastery. The new rose of monastery was during the reign of Stepanos Balyants, in 1830’s. It is known that in 1839, monk Grigor Ter-Hovhannesyants three times served as a priest. In 1849 archimandrite Sargis had followed archimandrite Hovhannes.In northeast of the monastery is located a vaulted barn.
Name
The Monastery of Saint Translators (Surb Targmanchats) received its name because on its wall Mesrop Mashtots and Sahak Partev translated the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
from Syriac
Syriac language
Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
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Church
The main church of the complex is dated to 1630. The church consists of one vaulted rom with an apse in the east, between the two small rooms.Around the nave of the church is located gavit (for porch in Armenian), which stretches west from nave as well. Two-storeyed tower, built of carved stone, is adjacent to the porch to the south and leads to the main entrance of the church. The hall is located north of the church, which probably served as a place of worship - sacristy
Sacristy
A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.The sacristy is usually located inside the church, but in some cases it is an annex or separate building...
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The cells
At 5 meters to the east of the church, there are cells of the monks, looking west. The cells are 6 vaulted rooms, each has an entrance and a window looking west. To the south-east of cells from north to south stretches dining. From the south to the dining room adjoins a similar room, most likely served as a kitchen.The cells of the monks built in the same style as the whole church, were built in 1630 from. Barn and dining room were attached with archimandrite Stepanos in 1830s..