Монастырский комплекс Кечарис (Цахкадзор, Армения)
Шаблон:Churcht Kecharis Monastery (Tsaghkadzor)Кечарский монастырь (Цахкадзор) ЦахкадзорKecharis Monastery
Founding Century: XI Founding Date : 1003 Region: Kotayk Location: Tsaghkadzor
The Kecharis complex was built in the 11th-13th centuries. The domed hall of St Gregory Church, its most ancient structure, dates back to 1003. It faces a small chapel south of Holy Cross and, farther southward, the cross-domed church Gatoghike (13th century). The name of the architect-Vetziq - is memorialized by a remarkably beautiful khatchkar erected on the eastern side of the ensemble. Toward the end of the 12th century a four-column gavit, the earliest of its kind, arose on the western side of St Gregory Church. The small domed church of Arutyun (1220) with a perfectly original gavit lies nearby. The tombstones and sites steles of the complex date from the 11th-13th centuries.
Кечарисский монастырь св. Арутюн XI-XIII века (Цахкадзор) (08/10/2005)
Kecharis Monastery Tsaghkadzor, Hrazdan Region, Republic of Armenia 11th or 13th century
AA Vol. 2. Fiche # 102-105.
The monastery, or convent, of Kecharis is located in the town of Tsaghkadzorin the region of Hrazdan, about 57 km northeast of Erevan (approx. coord.40-33 / 44-42). It is believed to have been built between the 11th and the 13th centuries. The monastery complex consists of three churches, a gavit, two small ruined chapels and a fourth church, S.Harutiun, which is located to the west outside the monastery walls near the old cemetery.
The first construction on the monastery grounds was the domed hall church of S.Grigor Lusaworitch. It is said to have been built during the first half of the 11th century by Grigor Magistros the son of Vasak Pahlawuni. The domed church of S.Nshan, located directly north of the Katholike, was also built at the beginning of the 11th century. The Katholike was built during the 12th and 13th centuries by the architect Vetsik. The church of S.Harutiun, located outside the monastery walls near the site of the old cemetery, is a domed basilica on the interior, and is rectangular on the exterior. It was probably built in 1220 AD to serve as a funerary monument for the family of Prince Grigor Magistros.
