Khor Virap Canvas

Khor Virap is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata. The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of the Armenian Catholicos.
  • Location: near Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia
  • Completed: 17th century
  • Affiliation: Armenian Apostolic Church
  • Rite: Armenian
  • Status: functional
  • Country: Armenia
  • Architect(s): Original chapel by Nerses III the Builder
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