Hovhannavank Monastery Hovhannavank (Surb Hovhannes Vank) is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river. The monastery was dedicated to John the Baptist, whom Armenians venerate as their patron-saint. The oldest part of the monastery is...
Discovering the Forgotten Holy Land
The Wall Street Journal has just published a wonderful article on their official website about some of Armenia’s many sacred sites. Below is a repost of the article. Discovering the Forgotten Holy Land Overlooked Armenia is home to a complex culture and some of the world’s greatest religious shrines By DENNIS K. BERMAN The Armenian man let loose a...
