Location

It is located in Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic, on the top of Toghasar mountain, at the back of Togh village, in the territory of Ktish fortress (Fig. 1). As a result of the 2020 war, Hadrut region is occupied by Azerbaijan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624435838" width="2560" height="1440" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624435838 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-300x169.jpg?v=1624435838 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-1024x576.jpg?v=1624435838 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-768x432.jpg?v=1624435838 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-1536x864.jpg?v=1624435838 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-2048x1152.jpg?v=1624435838 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-4-370x208.jpg?v=1624435838 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 1 Toghasar from the south-west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 Toghasar from the south-west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tezh.jpg?v=1624441056" width="1354" height="655" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tezh.jpg?v=1624441056 1354w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tezh-300x145.jpg?v=1624441056 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tezh-1024x495.jpg?v=1624441056 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tezh-768x372.jpg?v=1624441056 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tezh-370x179.jpg?v=1624441056 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Historical overview

Historians Movses Kaghankatvatsi and Tovma Artsruni provide information about Ktish Fortress. They are related with the anti-Arab struggle organized in southern Artsakh in the 9th century, led by the prince of Dizak Yesayi Abu Muse. In 853, the Arab army led by General Bugha besieged Ktish Fortress, where the population of the province was fortified: “․․․ almost nowhere, in the four corners of the world had any king seen such an army with a terrible appearance and armament, with a severe thunder and explosion, with the glitter of its weapons and which at that time the Arab army was armed, adorned and dressed․․․ And when the whole crowd of troops, more than 200.000, gathered in the same place, formed battlefields, shouted at each other to attack the enemy. And behold, Apumuse, who was known as the son of an elder, went to war against them, entered into a contest with them. They became like a big mound of iron or a diamond rock and mingling around, they clung to each other like one man. ․․․The enemy suffered great blows, as the straw is blown from the wind or the smoke from the storm․․․” (Artsruni 1978, 196).

This struggle lasted for about a year and in 28 battles Abu Muse won over Bugha.

The story of the construction of Tezh Church (Figs. 2, 3) also connects the legend with these events. Enraged by the defeats suffered by the Armenian troops, Bugha orders the destruction of the sanctuaries of Gtchavank at the foot of the fortress. At that time, Prince Yesayi orders his masons to build a new church on the top of the mount, towards Gtchavank, before the eyes of the enemy, within seven days, and since the construction of the sanctuary took place during the hot moments of the battle, it was called Tezh (in Arm.: “hot”) (Mkrtchyan 1985, 91).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624436046" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624436046 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-300x225.jpg?v=1624436046 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-1024x768.jpg?v=1624436046 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-768x576.jpg?v=1624436046 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-1536x1152.jpg?v=1624436046 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-2048x1536.jpg?v=1624436046 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-4-370x278.jpg?v=1624436046 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="fig. 2 Tezh Church from the north-west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 2 Tezh Church from the north-west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

Architectural-compositional examination

The church is a rectangular single-nave hall with a semicircular altar and twin window niches. It is 7.50 meters long, 4.50 meters wide, 3 meters high. It used to be vaulted and with a gable roof. It is built of untooled stone and lime mortar. It has two entrances, which open from the west (Figs. 4, 5) and south (Figs. 6), a small window on the western side (Fig. 7).

Inside the church there were five small inscribed khachkars made of white slate with the following inscriptions: “This cross to Nazaz”,  “This cross to Mrhapet”, “This cross to Shahum”, “This cross to Ghazar”, “This cross to Yeghia” (Barkhutaryants 1895, 55) which were probably left under the stones after the collapse of the church vault.

M․ Barkhudaryan mentions that on the lintel of the southern entrance there is a relief of Holy Mother of God with a Child as well as “an image of a begging cowled archimandrite”, and on the lintel of the western entrance there are “images of two praying monks and a cross” (Barkhutaryants, 1895, 56), but the abovementioned ones are not in situ due to the collapse.

Tombstones have been preserved to the east of the church, on one of which M. Barkhudaryan read: “In the year of 1257. This is the grave of archimandrite Movses” (Barkhutaryants 1895, 56). A two-headed eagle and a paw holding it used to be depicted on the gravestone.

Summing up these data, it can be considered probable that the original structure of the church was not preserved, the present hall was built on the site in the 13th century, which also underwent changes in the 17th-18th centuries (frames of entrances, eastern window frame, crosses belong to the same period).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624436429" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624436429 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-300x225.jpg?v=1624436429 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1624436429 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-768x576.jpg?v=1624436429 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1624436429 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1624436429 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-4-1-370x278.jpg?v=1624436429 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="fig. 6 The southern entrance of Tezh Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 6 The southern entrance of Tezh Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-scaled.jpg?v=1624436689" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-scaled.jpg?v=1624436689 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-300x225.jpg?v=1624436689 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-1024x768.jpg?v=1624436689 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-768x576.jpg?v=1624436689 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-1536x1152.jpg?v=1624436689 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-2048x1536.jpg?v=1624436689 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-2-370x278.jpg?v=1624436689 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="fig. 8 Tezh Church from the east, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 8 Tezh Church from the east, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624436787" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624436787 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1624436787 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1624436787 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1624436787 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1624436787 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1624436787 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/009-1-1-370x278.jpg?v=1624436787 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="fig. 9 Tezh Church from the east, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 9 Tezh Church from the east, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toghasar-Tezh-ekegheci.jpg?v=1624703856" width="1228" height="923" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toghasar-Tezh-ekegheci.jpg?v=1624703856 1228w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toghasar-Tezh-ekegheci-300x225.jpg?v=1624703856 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toghasar-Tezh-ekegheci-1024x770.jpg?v=1624703856 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toghasar-Tezh-ekegheci-768x577.jpg?v=1624703856 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toghasar-Tezh-ekegheci-370x278.jpg?v=1624703856 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px" title="Թեժ եկեղեցու հատակագիծը, չափագրությունը Ս․ Կարապետյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Թեժ եկեղեցու հատակագիծը, չափագրությունը Ս․ Կարապետյանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-scaled.jpg?v=1624435995" width="2560" height="1440" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-scaled.jpg?v=1624435995 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-300x169.jpg?v=1624435995 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-1024x576.jpg?v=1624435995 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-768x432.jpg?v=1624435995 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-1536x864.jpg?v=1624435995 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-2048x1152.jpg?v=1624435995 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-3-370x208.jpg?v=1624435995 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="fig. 3 Tezh Church from the north-east, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 3 Tezh Church from the north-east, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-scaled.jpg?v=1624436208" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-scaled.jpg?v=1624436208 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-300x225.jpg?v=1624436208 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-1024x768.jpg?v=1624436208 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-768x576.jpg?v=1624436208 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-1536x1152.jpg?v=1624436208 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-2048x1536.jpg?v=1624436208 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-3-370x278.jpg?v=1624436208 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="fig. 4 Tezh Church from the west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 4 Tezh Church from the west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-scaled.jpg?v=1624436324" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-scaled.jpg?v=1624436324 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-225x300.jpg?v=1624436324 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-768x1024.jpg?v=1624436324 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-1152x1536.jpg?v=1624436324 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-1536x2048.jpg?v=1624436324 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-3-278x370.jpg?v=1624436324 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="fig. 5 The western entrance of Tezh Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 5 The western entrance of Tezh Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624436513" width="1440" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624436513 1440w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-169x300.jpg?v=1624436513 169w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-576x1024.jpg?v=1624436513 576w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-768x1365.jpg?v=1624436513 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-864x1536.jpg?v=1624436513 864w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-1152x2048.jpg?v=1624436513 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1-208x370.jpg?v=1624436513 208w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" title="fig. 7 The western window of Tezh Church, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

fig. 7 The western window of Tezh Church, 2020, photo by G․ Budaghyan.

The condition before, during and after the war

The walls of the church have been preserved, the vault (Fig. 8) and the central part of the eastern wall (Fig. 9) have completely collapsed. The church was not damaged during the hostilities of the Second Artsakh War, there is no information about the post-war condition.

Bibliography

1․ Abrahamyan Ye., Mets Tagher, Stepanakert, 2009.

2․ Amirjanyan S․, Dizak, Yerevan, 2006.

3․ Barkhutaryants 1895 – Barkhutaryants M., Artsakh, Baku.

4․ Artsruni 1978 – Tovma Artsruni and Anonymous, History of the House of Artsrunik, Yerevan.

5․ Mkrtchyan 1985 – Mkrtchyan Sh., Historical-architectural monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan.

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Location

The church is located in Askeran region of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, on the left side of the highway leading from Stepanakert to Martakert, on the highest peak of Vankasar, in the territory of Tigranakert town of Artsakh, at a height of 290 meters above the valley (Fig. 1).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7.jpg?v=1622456827" width="1260" height="841" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7.jpg?v=1622456827 1260w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7-300x200.jpg?v=1622456827 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7-1024x683.jpg?v=1622456827 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7-768x513.jpg?v=1622456827 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7-370x247.jpg?v=1622456827 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-7-272x182.jpg?v=1622456827 272w" sizes="(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px" title="Fig. 1 The Church of Vankasar and its surroundings, photo by L․ Kirakosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The Church of Vankasar and its surroundings, photo by L․ Kirakosyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar.jpg?v=1622484767" width="1346" height="1346" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar.jpg?v=1622484767 1346w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar-300x300.jpg?v=1622484767 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar-1024x1024.jpg?v=1622484767 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar-150x150.jpg?v=1622484767 150w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar-768x768.jpg?v=1622484767 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Vankasar-370x370.jpg?v=1622484767 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1346px) 100vw, 1346px" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Historical overview

The first mention of the church was left by Archbishop Sargis Jalalyants: “At the top of the mountain there are ruins of a monastery, which is traditionally said to have been the prelacy of this province” (Jalalyants 1858, 344). In 1890, Archimandrite Khachik Dadyan visited the church and presented the first schematic plan of the monument and copied the Armenian inscription of the khachkar found near the church (RAHSCA, p. 319, l. 1, c. 137, sht. 4). Makar Barkhudaryats brings traditions in his book “Artsakh”, and according to one of them, the construction of the church is attributed to Prince Vache 2: “Vache 2 built a cruciform monastery, whose head is now completely destroyed” (Barkhutaryants 1895, 414).

Architectural-compositional examination

The church is built of large polished blocks of local milky limestone and mortar. It has a cruciform layout and belongs to the type of the early medieval small cruciform central-domed triapsidal Armenian churches. In its volumetric-spatial composition it is very similar to the small churches of Talin, Karashamb and Aylaber and is attributed to the middle of the 7th century (Grigoryan 1982, 27).

The square under the dome that forms the basis of the composition is enclosed by a rectangle on the west and semicircular cross-wings on the other sides, which are rectangular outwardly. The east-west axis of this planning composition is 10.5 meters long and the north-south axis is 9.15 meters, as a result of which the western cross-wing has been extended by 1 meter (9.7 x 8.7 meters). The entrances are opened at the cross-wings on three sides (except the eastern one), where there are also windows. All openings of the entrances are equal (1.5 meters, Fig. 2). The presence of entrances in the three cross-wings is the peculiarity of the Church of Vankasar among such monuments (Kirakosyan 2013, 122, 123). The western entrance had a sculpted lintel covered with a cross-shaped composition (Mkrtchyan 1985, 78). The chapiter cornices of the arch pillars are adorned with elliptical leaf-shaped carvings. All the stones of the church bear the marks of the masters (Fig. 3), most of which are Armenian letters, identical to the symbols of the 7th-century temple of Sisian (Ямпольский 1960, 249).

Fig. 2 Planning composition of the Church of Vankasar, photo by L. Kirakosyan.

Bibliographic examination

During the Soviet era, the Church of Vankasar was known to the scientific community. The monument was first studied and presented to the scientific community by Z. Yampolsky. The plan and photos of the church were also published here. However, despite the fact that he himself mentions the identity of the compositional features of the structure with a number of other early medieval Armenian churches, without any justification, he considers the monument to be Albanian (Ямпольский 1960, 249). Other researchers of the monument (Hasratyan 1992, 28, 29, Grigoryan 1982, 26, 27, Mkrtchyan 1988, 63, 64, Karapetyan 2001, 210-213, Simonyan, Sanamyan 2005, 165-167) gave a worthy assessment and response to Yampolsky’s publication on the alienation of the Church of Vankasar from Armenian culture. As a result of the study of original measurements, archival materials and comparative analysis, the complete and real image of the plan and volumetric-spatial composition of the Church of Vankasar and the essence of the Azerbaijani “restoration” were presented (Kirakosyan 2013).

The condition before, during and after the war

The Church of Vankasar suffered serious losses during the restoration in an “Azerbaijani” way in the 80s of the last century. First of all, the natural environment and landscape of the monument were disturbed, and construction activities inappropriate for the cultural and spiritual environment was carried out around it. The territory was constructed with buildings intended for leisure and entertainment. They were damaged during the First Artsakh War and turned into ruins (Fig. 4).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-6.jpg?v=1622456821" width="790" height="526" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-6.jpg?v=1622456821 790w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-6-300x200.jpg?v=1622456821 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-6-768x511.jpg?v=1622456821 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-6-370x246.jpg?v=1622456821 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-6-272x182.jpg?v=1622456821 272w" sizes="(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px" title="Fig. 3 A stone of the church wall bearing the mark of the master, photo by H. Petrosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 A stone of the church wall bearing the mark of the master, photo by H. Petrosyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-6.jpg?v=1622456817" width="664" height="441" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-6.jpg?v=1622456817 664w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-6-300x199.jpg?v=1622456817 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-6-370x246.jpg?v=1622456817 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-6-272x182.jpg?v=1622456817 272w" sizes="(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px" title="Fig. 4 Ruins of the Soviet-era constructions in the surroundings of the Church of Vankasar after the First Artsakh War, photo by L. Kirakosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 Ruins of the Soviet-era constructions in the surroundings of the Church of Vankasar after the First Artsakh War, photo by L. Kirakosyan.

The church was “restored” ignoring the structural and symmetrical features of the building. The cornices were not lined up on the fronts, the Armenian inscription and the cross relief on the lintel of the western entrance were deliberately destroyed (Figs. 5, 6). The window openings have also been modified. The methods of realizing construction of structural nodes (squinches, tholobates, vault, dome) have been changed.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-6.jpg?v=1622456815" width="445" height="248" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-6.jpg?v=1622456815 445w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-6-300x167.jpg?v=1622456815 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-6-370x206.jpg?v=1622456815 370w" sizes="(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px" title="Fig. 5 The cross relief on the lintel of western entrance of the church in 1986, Karapetyan S., Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, NAS RA Publishing House, Yerevan, 2001, p. 211." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The cross relief on the lintel of western entrance of the church in 1986, Karapetyan S., Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, NAS RA Publishing House, Yerevan, 2001, p. 211.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․.jpg?v=1622456814" width="1949" height="1373" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․.jpg?v=1622456814 1949w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․-300x211.jpg?v=1622456814 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․-1024x721.jpg?v=1622456814 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․-768x541.jpg?v=1622456814 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․-1536x1082.jpg?v=1622456814 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006․-370x261.jpg?v=1622456814 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1949px) 100vw, 1949px" title="Fig. 6 The cross relief on the lintel of western entrance after the Azeri “restoration”, photo by L․ Kirakosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The cross relief on the lintel of western entrance after the Azeri “restoration”, photo by L․ Kirakosyan.

In 1986, while the Azerbaijani “restoration” was underway (Figs. 7, 8), S. Karapetyan and A. Ghazaryan, who were conducting research in the Church of Vankasar, certified two inscriptions that were in a semi-defaced state (Karapetyan, 2001, 212). At that time, the khachkar dated 1263 which was described by Archimandrite Khachik Dadyan was no longer in situ. Other khachkars once used to be erected around the church. One of them, which dates back to the 13th century, was moved by the Azerbaijanis to the Aghdam Stone Museum. At that, some parts of the central cross of the khachkar have been scratched beforehand so that it is not understood that it is a khachkar.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/007․.jpg?v=1622456754" width="893" height="905" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/007․.jpg?v=1622456754 893w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/007․-296x300.jpg?v=1622456754 296w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/007․-768x778.jpg?v=1622456754 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/007․-365x370.jpg?v=1622456754 365w" sizes="(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px" title="Fig. 7 The view of the Church of Vankasar during the “restoration”, Karapetyan S., Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, NAS RA Publishing House, Yerevan, 2001, p. 212." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 7 The view of the Church of Vankasar during the “restoration”, Karapetyan S., Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, NAS RA Publishing House, Yerevan, 2001, p. 212.

Today the khachkar is erected in the yard of the  Church of Askeran (Fig. 9). In the same way, the Azeris scratched and smoothed the cross composition on the lintel of the western entrance of the church. It is not excluded that it also had an Armenian inscription. Ignoring all these facts, the Azerbaijanis declared the church as Albanian.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/008․.jpg?v=1622456751" width="897" height="929" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/008․.jpg?v=1622456751 897w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/008․-290x300.jpg?v=1622456751 290w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/008․-768x795.jpg?v=1622456751 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/008․-357x370.jpg?v=1622456751 357w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" title="Fig. 8 The view of the church after the restoration, photo by L․ Kirakosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 8 The view of the church after the restoration, photo by L․ Kirakosyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-scaled.jpg?v=1622456745" width="1702" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-scaled.jpg?v=1622456745 1702w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-199x300.jpg?v=1622456745 199w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-681x1024.jpg?v=1622456745 681w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-768x1155.jpg?v=1622456745 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-1021x1536.jpg?v=1622456745 1021w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-1362x2048.jpg?v=1622456745 1362w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/009․-246x370.jpg?v=1622456745 246w" sizes="(max-width: 1702px) 100vw, 1702px" title="Fig. 9 The khachkar belonging to the 13th century, located in the territory of the Church of Vankasar, which was displaced in the Soviet period and today stands in the yard of the Church of Askeran, photo by L. Kirakosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 9 The khachkar belonging to the 13th century, located in the territory of the Church of Vankasar, which was displaced in the Soviet period and today stands in the yard of the Church of Askeran, photo by L. Kirakosyan.

The Church of Vankasar was damaged also during the First Artsakh War. The projectile opened quite a large hole above the lintel on the western front, which threatened the stability of the wall (Fig. 10). In the fall of 2011, the NKR Department of Tourism carried out cleaning, strengthening and improvement works here. The partial reinforcement activities were completed in January 2012 and a cross was placed on the dome of the church. The destroyed part of the western front has been rebuilt. Metal doors were installed at the entrances. The stage has been restored in the interior – in the eastern altar.

During the Second Artsakh War, the Church of Vankasar was also an Azerbaijani target. Fortunately, it did not suffer considerable damage (Fig. 11).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1.jpg?v=1622456640" width="1101" height="733" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1.jpg?v=1622456640 1101w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1-300x200.jpg?v=1622456640 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1-1024x682.jpg?v=1622456640 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1-768x511.jpg?v=1622456640 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1-370x246.jpg?v=1622456640 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/010-1-272x182.jpg?v=1622456640 272w" sizes="(max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px" title="Fig. 10 The view of the Church of Vankasar after the First Artsakh War. Photo by Hrayr Baze." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 10 The view of the Church of Vankasar after the First Artsakh War. Photo by Hrayr Baze.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/011.jpg?v=1622456637" width="692" height="1144" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/011.jpg?v=1622456637 692w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/011-181x300.jpg?v=1622456637 181w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/011-619x1024.jpg?v=1622456637 619w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/011-224x370.jpg?v=1622456637 224w" sizes="(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px" title="Fig. 11 The view of the Church of Vankasar after the Second Artsakh War. Photo by L. Kirakosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 11 The view of the Church of Vankasar after the Second Artsakh War. Photo by L. Kirakosyan.

Bibliography

Barkhutaryants 1865 – Barkhutaryants M., Artsakh, Baku, “Aror”.

Grigoryan 1982 – Grigoryan G., Early medieval central-domed small monuments of Armenia, Yerevan Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR.

Karapetyan 2001 – Karapetyan S., Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, Yerevan, NAS RA Publishing House.

Kirakosyan 2013 – Kirakosyan L., The architecture of the Church of Vankasar and Azerbaijani “restoration”, Historical-Philological Journal, Issue 1, pp. 121-124.

Hasratyan 1992 – Hasratyan M., Artsakh School of Armenian Architecture, Yerevan, RA Academy of Sciences Press.

Jalalyants 1858 – Jalalyants S., Journey to Greater Armenia, part 2, Tiflis.

Mkrtchyan 1985 – Mkrtchyan Sh., Historical and architectural monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan, “Hayastan” Publishing House.

Simonyan, Sanamyan 2005 – Simonyan H., Sanamyan H., The monuments of Vankasar, “Monument”, Annual 3, Yerevan, “Monument” Publishing house, pp. 159-179.

Мкртчян 1988 – Мкртчян Ш., Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, Ереван, «Парберакан».

Ямпольский З., Памятники Кавказской Албании на горе Бешидаг, «Советская археология», 1960, N 2, с. 246-250.

State Central Archive of the History of the Republic of Armenia, f. 319, l. 1, c. 137, sht. 4.

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Location

Markhatun Church (Fig. 1) is located 1.5-2 km northeast of Mets Tagher village in Hadrut region, in a forested glade expanding at the foots between Lusavorich and Markhatun Mountains.

As a result of the war unleashed in 2020, Mets Tagher village is under Azerbaijani occupation.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-scaled.jpg?v=1624696645" width="2560" height="1440" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-scaled.jpg?v=1624696645 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-300x169.jpg?v=1624696645 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-1024x576.jpg?v=1624696645 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-768x432.jpg?v=1624696645 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-1536x864.jpg?v=1624696645 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-2048x1152.jpg?v=1624696645 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-5-370x208.jpg?v=1624696645 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 1 Markhatun Church from the west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 Markhatun Church from the west, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarXatun.jpg?v=1624702949" width="1356" height="649" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarXatun.jpg?v=1624702949 1356w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarXatun-300x144.jpg?v=1624702949 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarXatun-1024x490.jpg?v=1624702949 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarXatun-768x368.jpg?v=1624702949 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarXatun-370x177.jpg?v=1624702949 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Historical overview

No historical evidence of the construction of the church has been preserved. The name Markhatun is etymologized as Mother Khatun, that is Mother Mistress and is probably one of the local names of the Mother of God (Abrahamyan 2009, 33).

Architectural-compositional examination

It is a single-nave hall with a rectangular plan and a semicircular altar (Fig. 2, dimensions: 8.8 meters long, 5 meters wide, 5.5 meters high), built of local raw stone and lime mortar. It is vaulted inwardly and externally has a gable roof. The vault rests upon a holder created with arches which are attached to the walls.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church-370x248.jpg?v=1624703229" width="370" height="248" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church-370x248.jpg?v=1624703229 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church-300x201.jpg?v=1624703229 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church-1024x687.jpg?v=1624703229 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church-768x515.jpg?v=1624703229 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church-272x182.jpg?v=1624703229 272w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markhatun-church.jpg?v=1624703229 1094w" sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" title="2․ The plan and measurement of Markhatun Church by Sh. Mkrtchyan, Sh. Mkrtchyan, The historical-architectural monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan, 1985, p. 192." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

2․ The plan and measurement of Markhatun Church by Sh. Mkrtchyan, Sh. Mkrtchyan, The historical-architectural monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan, 1985, p. 192.

The entrance is from the west, the polished stones of the pillars are destroyed (Fig. 3). Both windows open on the eastern and western sides (Figs. 4, 5). The arch of the altar facing the hall used to be lined with hewn slabs, a small part of which has been preserved (Fig. 6). According to the epigraph, the church was built in 1603 (Barkhutaryants 1895, 57). Two of the khachkars of the church have been preserved, one of which (dimensions: 0.64×0.34 meters) is located inside the church (Fig. 7), the other (Fig. 8) has been moved and placed in Amenaprkich (All-Savior) Church located in the center of Mets Tagher village.

In the vicinity of the church, mainly in the eastern and northeastern part, the old cemetery with numerous gravestones has been preserved.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624696961" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624696961 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-225x300.jpg?v=1624696961 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-768x1024.jpg?v=1624696961 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-1152x1536.jpg?v=1624696961 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-1536x2048.jpg?v=1624696961 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-4-278x370.jpg?v=1624696961 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="Fig. 4 The eastern window of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The eastern window of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-scaled.jpg?v=1624697064" width="1440" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-scaled.jpg?v=1624697064 1440w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-169x300.jpg?v=1624697064 169w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-576x1024.jpg?v=1624697064 576w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-768x1365.jpg?v=1624697064 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-864x1536.jpg?v=1624697064 864w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-1152x2048.jpg?v=1624697064 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-5-208x370.jpg?v=1624697064 208w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" title="Fig. 6 A segment from the arch of the hall of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 A segment from the arch of the hall of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-2-1.jpg?v=1624697163" width="280" height="398" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-2-1.jpg?v=1624697163 280w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-2-1-211x300.jpg?v=1624697163 211w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-2-1-260x370.jpg?v=1624697163 260w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" title="Fig. 8 The khachkar moved from Markhatun Church to Amenaprkich (All-Savior) Church, photo by AR MESCS Database of the State Service for the Protection of the Historic Environment." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 8 The khachkar moved from Markhatun Church to Amenaprkich (All-Savior) Church, photo by AR MESCS Database of the State Service for the Protection of the Historic Environment.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624696909" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624696909 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-225x300.jpg?v=1624696909 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-768x1024.jpg?v=1624696909 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-1152x1536.jpg?v=1624696909 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-1536x2048.jpg?v=1624696909 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-4-278x370.jpg?v=1624696909 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="Fig. 3 The entrance of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The entrance of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624697015" width="1960" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-scaled.jpg?v=1624697015 1960w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-230x300.jpg?v=1624697015 230w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-784x1024.jpg?v=1624697015 784w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-768x1003.jpg?v=1624697015 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-1176x1536.jpg?v=1624697015 1176w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-1568x2048.jpg?v=1624697015 1568w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-4-283x370.jpg?v=1624697015 283w" sizes="(max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px" title="Fig. 5 The western window of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The western window of Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624697116" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-scaled.jpg?v=1624697116 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-225x300.jpg?v=1624697116 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-768x1024.jpg?v=1624697116 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-1152x1536.jpg?v=1624697116 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-1536x2048.jpg?v=1624697116 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-2-1-278x370.jpg?v=1624697116 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="Fig. 7 The khachkar preserved in Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 7 The khachkar preserved in Markhatun Church, 2020, photo by G. Budaghyan.

The condition before, during and after the war

The church was in a deplorable condition. It was not injured during the military operations of the Second Artsakh War, there is no information about the post-war condition.

Bibliography

1․ Abrahamyan 2009 – Abrahamyan Ye., Mets Tagher, Stepanakert.

2. Barkhutaryants 1895 – Barkhutarian M․, Artsakh, Baku.

3. Lalayan Ye., Works, Volume 2, Yerevan, 1988.

4․ Mkrtchyan Sh․, The historical-architectural monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan, 1985.

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Локализация

Монастырь Катосаванк находится в Кашатахском (Лачинском) районе Республики Арцах (ныне под контролем Азербайджана) в 1 км к северу от одноименного села, на берегу реки Хочанц, притока Хакари (рис. 1). Здесь сохранились развалины базилики, пристроек, кладбища, а к востоку и западу – руины средневекового поселения.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1625812899" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1625812899 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1625812899 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1625812899 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1625812899 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1625812899 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1625812899 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1-1-370x278.jpg?v=1625812899 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Рис. 1 Общий вид церкви с юга, фото В. Арабяна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 1 Общий вид церкви с юга, фото В. Арабяна.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Katosavank.jpg?v=1625822220" width="1354" height="606" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Katosavank.jpg?v=1625822220 1354w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Katosavank-300x134.jpg?v=1625822220 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Katosavank-1024x458.jpg?v=1625822220 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Katosavank-768x344.jpg?v=1625822220 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Katosavank-370x166.jpg?v=1625822220 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Исторический обзор

О летописных свидетельствах о Катосаванке ничего не известно. Судя по архитектурно-композиционным решениям и датировке найденных на территории хачкаров, вероятной датировкой постройки можно считать 9-11 века.

Архитектурно-композиционный анализ

Церковь построена из местного грубо обработанного базальта на известковом растворе. Чисто тесанные камни использвались при отделке наличников входа и окон, пилястр и углов стен (рис. 2). В восточной части однонефной в плане базилики расположена абсида. Размеры церкви – 16,70 х 6,90 метров (Карапетян 2000, 154; рис. 3).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/002-6-370x278.jpg?v=1625813015" width="370" height="278" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/002-6-370x278.jpg?v=1625813015 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/002-6-300x225.jpg?v=1625813015 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/002-6-1024x768.jpg?v=1625813015 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/002-6-768x576.jpg?v=1625813015 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/002-6.jpg?v=1625813015 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" title="Рис. 2 Интерьер церкви, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 2 Интерьер церкви, фото З. Эркояна.

Толщина стен - 1,0-1,1 метров. В восточной части – с северной и южной сторон, пристроены крупные ризницы, которые имели вход с наружной стороны и не сообщались с молельным залом. Полукруглый свод (ныне полностью отсутствует) держался на подпружных арках, опирающихся на две пары пилястров. Церковь имела три входа – с севера, запада и юга. Последний хорошо сохранился (рис. 4). В южной стене уцелело окно. Ризницы храма относительно плохой сохранности, в них также имелись абсиды.

Горизонтальный ряд ниш в южной стене указывает на то, что в этой части некогда была пристройка с деревянным перекрытием (рис. 5). Вокруг церкви простиралось кладбище того же времени, от которого остались несколько розовых и более поздних хачкаров инадгробных плит (рис. 6).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-6.jpg?v=1625813172" width="1200" height="900" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-6.jpg?v=1625813172 1200w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-6-300x225.jpg?v=1625813172 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-6-1024x768.jpg?v=1625813172 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-6-768x576.jpg?v=1625813172 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-6-370x278.jpg?v=1625813172 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" title="Рис. 5 Горизонтальные ниши в южной стене церкви, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 5 Горизонтальные ниши в южной стене церкви, фото З. Эркояна.

Состояние до, во время и после войны

Переставшая функционировать церковь в основном пострадала в период нахождения в составе советского Азербайджана. В то же время были разрушены все хачкары  средневекового кладбища,  некоторые из них исчезли - в частности,  хачкар с надписью Отца Григора (Карапетян 2000, 155-156; рис. 7).

Анализ письменных источников

Исследователь С.Карапетян в своей книге «Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха» пишет о Катосаванке и находит аналогии Катоса с селом Гетуз в стране Хакари, о котором упоминается в колофоне рукописного евангелия 1567 года (Карапетян 2000, 153).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/007-4.jpg?v=1625813377" width="425" height="283" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/007-4.jpg?v=1625813377 425w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/007-4-300x200.jpg?v=1625813377 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/007-4-370x246.jpg?v=1625813377 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/007-4-272x182.jpg?v=1625813377 272w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" title="Рис. 7 Хачкар Отца Григора с надписью, фото С. Карапетяна, 1989." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 7 Хачкар Отца Григора с надписью, фото С. Карапетяна, 1989.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-6.jpg?v=1625813044" width="915" height="825" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-6.jpg?v=1625813044 915w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-6-300x270.jpg?v=1625813044 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-6-768x692.jpg?v=1625813044 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-6-370x334.jpg?v=1625813044 370w" sizes="(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px" title="Рис. 3 План церкви Катосаванк. Карапетян С., Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, стр.154." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 3 План церкви Катосаванк. Карапетян С., Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, стр.154.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-6.jpg?v=1625813133" width="600" height="900" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-6.jpg?v=1625813133 600w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-6-200x300.jpg?v=1625813133 200w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-6-247x370.jpg?v=1625813133 247w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" title="Рис. 4 Вход церкви, фото В. Арабяна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 4 Вход церкви, фото В. Арабяна.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-scaled.jpg?v=1625813306" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-scaled.jpg?v=1625813306 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-225x300.jpg?v=1625813306 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-768x1024.jpg?v=1625813306 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-1152x1536.jpg?v=1625813306 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-1536x2048.jpg?v=1625813306 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/006-7-278x370.jpg?v=1625813306 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="Рис. 6 Один из хачкаров в окрестностях Катосаванка, фото В. Арабяна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 6 Один из хачкаров в окрестностях Катосаванка, фото В. Арабяна.

Литература

Карапетян 2000 - Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, Изд-во «Гитутюн», Ереван.

Локализация Монастырь Катосаванк находится в Кашатахском (Лачинском) районе Республики Арцах (ныне под контролем Азербайджана) в 1 км к северу от одноименного села, на берегу реки Хочанц, притока Хакари (рис. 1). Здесь сохранились развалины базилики, пристроек, кладбища, а к востоку и западу – руины средневекового поселения. Исторический обзор О летописных свидетельствах о Катосаванке ничего не известно. Судя по архитектурно-композиционным решениям и датировке найденных на территории хачкаров, вероятной датировкой постройки можно считать 9-11 века. Архитектурно-композиционный анализ Церковь построена из местного грубо обработанного базальта на известковом растворе. Чисто тесанные камни использвались при отделке наличников входа и окон, пилястр и углов стен (рис. 2). В восточной части однонефной в плане базилики расположена абсида. Размеры церкви – 16,70 х 6,90 метров (Карапетян 2000, 154; рис. 3). Толщина стен – 1,0-1,1 метров. В восточной части – с северной и южной сторон, пристроены крупные ризницы, которые имели вход с наружной стороны и не сообщались с молельным залом. Полукруглый свод (ныне полностью отсутствует) держался на подпружных арках, опирающихся на две пары пилястров. Церковь имела три входа – с севера, запада и юга. Последний хорошо сохранился (рис. 4). В южной стене уцелело окно. Ризницы храма относительно плохой сохранности, в них также имелись абсиды. Горизонтальный ряд ниш в южной стене указывает на то, что в этой части некогда была пристройка с деревянным перекрытием (рис. 5). Вокруг церкви простиралось кладбище того же времени, от которого остались несколько розовых и более поздних хачкаров инадгробных плит (рис. 6). Состояние до, во время и после войны Переставшая функционировать церковь в основном пострадала в период нахождения в составе советского Азербайджана. В то же время были разрушены все хачкары  средневекового кладбища,  некоторые из них исчезли – в частности,  хачкар с надписью Отца Григора (Карапетян 2000, 155-156; рис. 7). Анализ письменных источников Исследователь С.Карапетян в своей книге «Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха» пишет о Катосаванке и находит аналогии Катоса с селом Гетуз в стране Хакари, о котором упоминается в колофоне рукописного евангелия 1567 года (Карапетян 2000, 153).

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Церковь сурб Геворг в Герике

Локализация

Церковь находится в селе Герик Кашатахского (Лачинского) района Республики Арцах. В средние века село упоминалось под вариациями названия - Гайри, Гэри, Гэрик и выплачивало дань Татевскому монастырю (Акобян 2009, 23-24). В советский период оно переименовалось в Ахмадлу. Село расположено в верхнем течении реки Ахавно, на правом ее берегу (Карапетян 2000, 130).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-sb-Gevorg.jpg?v=1626077077" width="1355" height="577" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-sb-Gevorg.jpg?v=1626077077 1355w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-sb-Gevorg-300x128.jpg?v=1626077077 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-sb-Gevorg-1024x436.jpg?v=1626077077 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-sb-Gevorg-768x327.jpg?v=1626077077 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-sb-Gevorg-370x158.jpg?v=1626077077 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px" title="Herik sb Gevorg" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Архитектурно-композиционное описание

Церковь находится в центре села (рис. 1) и представляет собой однонефную сводчатую базилику с аркой, опирающейся на две пилястры. Крыша двускатная (рис. 2, 3). При постройке использовались необработанный камень и известковый раствор. Единственный вход с южной стороны. Ризницы отсутствуют (рис. 4).

Крестильная купель расположена в северной стене. Стены церкви укреплены старыми надгробными плитами. Один из таких надгробных камней использован в качестве тимпана над входом. В правой стороне от входа в стену встроен хачкар из желтого известняка (рис. 5). Надписи на карнизе и под ним были умышленно стерты в конце 1980-хх годов. На сегодняшний день читаема лишь одна строка под карнизом, которая сообщает о дате создания хачкара: «Год 1517». В 1960-ые годы можно было прочесть также «Господи, помилуй» (САН 1982, 195).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-hatakagits-370x302.jpg?v=1626077632" width="370" height="302" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-hatakagits-370x302.jpg?v=1626077632 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-hatakagits-300x245.jpg?v=1626077632 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-hatakagits-768x627.jpg?v=1626077632 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Herik-hatakagits.jpg?v=1626077632 974w" sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" title="Рис. 2 План церкви. Карапетян С., Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, Ереван, 2000, стр. 131." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 2 План церкви. Карапетян С., Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, Ереван, 2000, стр. 131.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004.jpg?v=1626076566" width="2048" height="1365" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004.jpg?v=1626076566 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-300x200.jpg?v=1626076566 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-1024x683.jpg?v=1626076566 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-768x512.jpg?v=1626076566 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-1536x1024.jpg?v=1626076566 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-370x247.jpg?v=1626076566 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/004-272x182.jpg?v=1626076566 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" title="Рис. 4 Южный фасад церкви, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 4 Южный фасад церкви, фото З. Эркояна.

Состояние до, во время и после войны

Обосновавшиеся в селе и впоследствии отурченные курды использовали церковь в качестве сеновала, открыли в ней новый вход. В советский период церковь умышленному разрушению и переделке не подвергалась. Были соскоблены лишь кресты и надписи, высеченные на установленном рядом с тимпаном хачкаре. Церковь не пострадала также во время арцахских войн.

После перехода Кашатахского района под наблюдение Азербайджана в декабре 2020 года, изменений и разрушений на территории памятника зафиксировано не было.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001.jpg?v=1626076353" width="2048" height="1365" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001.jpg?v=1626076353 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-300x200.jpg?v=1626076353 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1024x683.jpg?v=1626076353 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-768x512.jpg?v=1626076353 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-1536x1024.jpg?v=1626076353 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-370x247.jpg?v=1626076353 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/001-272x182.jpg?v=1626076353 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" title="Рис. 1 Общий вид церкви, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 1 Общий вид церкви, фото З. Эркояна.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003.jpg?v=1626076539" width="2048" height="1365" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003.jpg?v=1626076539 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-300x200.jpg?v=1626076539 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-1024x683.jpg?v=1626076539 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-768x512.jpg?v=1626076539 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-1536x1024.jpg?v=1626076539 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-370x247.jpg?v=1626076539 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/003-272x182.jpg?v=1626076539 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" title="Рис. 3 Интерьер церкви, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 3 Интерьер церкви, фото З. Эркояна.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005.jpg?v=1626076593" width="1365" height="2048" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005.jpg?v=1626076593 1365w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-200x300.jpg?v=1626076593 200w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-683x1024.jpg?v=1626076593 683w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-768x1152.jpg?v=1626076593 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-1024x1536.jpg?v=1626076593 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/005-247x370.jpg?v=1626076593 247w" sizes="(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" title="Рис. 5  Хачкар, встроенный у входа в церковь, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 5  Хачкар, встроенный у входа в церковь, фото З. Эркояна.

Литература

САН 1982 – Свод армянских надписей. Книга 5, Арцах. Составитель: Бархударян С., Ереван.

Карапетян  2000 - Карапетян С., Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, Изд-во «Гитутюн», Ереван.

Акопян 2009 – Акопян А., Историко-географические и эпиграфические исследования (Арцах и Утик), Вена-Ереван (на арм.яз).

Локализация Церковь находится в селе Герик Кашатахского (Лачинского) района Республики Арцах. В средние века село упоминалось под вариациями названия – Гайри, Гэри, Гэрик и выплачивало дань Татевскому монастырю (Акобян 2009, 23-24). В советский период оно переименовалось в Ахмадлу. Село расположено в верхнем течении реки Ахавно, на правом ее берегу (Карапетян 2000, 130). Архитектурно-композиционное описание Церковь находится в центре села (рис. 1) и представляет собой однонефную сводчатую базилику с аркой, опирающейся на две пилястры. Крыша двускатная (рис. 2, 3). При постройке использовались необработанный камень и известковый раствор. Единственный вход с южной стороны. Ризницы отсутствуют (рис. 4). Крестильная купель расположена в северной стене. Стены церкви укреплены старыми надгробными плитами. Один из таких надгробных камней использован в качестве тимпана над входом. В правой стороне от входа в стену встроен хачкар из желтого известняка (рис. 5). Надписи на карнизе и под ним были умышленно стерты в конце 1980-хх годов. На сегодняшний день читаема лишь одна строка под карнизом, которая сообщает о дате создания хачкара: «Год 1517». В 1960-ые годы можно было прочесть также «Господи, помилуй» (САН 1982, 195). Состояние до, во время и после войны Обосновавшиеся в селе и впоследствии отурченные курды использовали церковь в качестве сеновала, открыли в ней новый вход. В советский период церковь умышленному разрушению и переделке не подвергалась. Были соскоблены лишь кресты и надписи, высеченные на установленном рядом с тимпаном хачкаре. Церковь не пострадала также во время арцахских войн. После перехода Кашатахского района под наблюдение Азербайджана в декабре 2020 года, изменений и разрушений на территории памятника зафиксировано не было.

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