Marmashen Monastery

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Marmashen Monastery
An aerial view
Location within Armenia Show map of Armenia Location within Shirak Show map of Shirak
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	near Marmashen, Shirak Province, Armenia
Coordinates	40°50′34″N 43°45′21″E / 40.842689°N 43.755781°E / 40.842689; 43.755781
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	10th century

Marmashen Monastery (Armenian: Մարմաշենի վանք) is a 10th-century Armenian monastic complex consisting of five churches near the village of Marmashen in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The buildings at Marmashen are very similar in style to those of Khtzkonk Monastery.^{[citation needed]}

It was built by Vahram Pahlavouni.

Gallery

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  General view
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  Katoghike (Surb Stephanos)
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  Backside view
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  Surb Petros, adjacent to the main church.
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  Surb Astvatsatsin (Mother of God)
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  Decoration at the Katoghike's altar.
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  Marmashen Monastery
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  Marmashen Monastery, view from above

References

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External links

• VirtualAni.org: Monastery of Marmashen
• Rensselaer Digital Collections: Marmashen Monastery Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
• TravelGyumri.com: Marmashen Monastery

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