Saint Gevorg Monastery of Mughni

Saint Gevorg Monastery of Mughni
Saint Gevorg Monastery
Սուրբ Գեւորգ Վանք

The Church of S. Gevorg.

Saint Gevorg Monastery of Mughni is located in Armenia
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Basic information
Location Mughni, Aragatsotn Province,
 Armenia
Geographic coordinates 40°17′59″N 44°21′56″E / 40.299628°N 44.365417°E / 40.299628; 44.365417Coordinates: 40°17′59″N 44°21′56″E / 40.299628°N 44.365417°E / 40.299628; 44.365417
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architect(s) Reconstruction: Sahak Khizanetsi and his successor Murat
Architectural type Cruciform central-plan inside; Rectangular plan outside
Architectural style Armenian
Completed 14th c., Reconstruction of the drum and dome 1661-1669
Specifications
Dome(s) 1

The monastery of Saint George (Armenian: Սուրբ Գեւորգ Եկեղեցի or Սուրբ Գեւորգ Վանք ; pronounced Surb Gevorg) is located just off of the main road that runs through the town of Mughni in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. The church sits within the city limits of the larger city of Ashtarak. It was built to house some of the remains of Saint George who was known as the "Slayer of Dragons".

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Architecture

The church of S. Gevorg sits within a rectangular walled monastery. It has a single cylindrical drum notable for the horizontal alternating striped pattern that surrounds it, and a conical umbrella type dome above. The striped pattern repeats some within the interior portion of the dome. The front façade is made up of a triple-arched walkway with an arch on either side adjacent that leads underneath a belfry. The belfry consists of sixteen equally spaced columns with an equal amount of smaller arches that support the weight of the cupola above.

A main portal leads into the church decorated by an intricately carved arched lintel and door frame. Another smaller doorway is located on the façade to the right of the front of the church. It is almost as intricately carved as the main entry door.

Many portions of the stonework on the church of S. Gevorg use two colors of stone; a darker grey tuff and an apricot colored tuff. In particular the doorways, the drum, the peaks of the façades, and the capitals of the rectangular columns of the triple-archway in front are accentuated by the alternating stone colors.

In the interior of the church there are numerous religious frescoes around the apse and on the left wall leading to the tomb of S. George of whom the church is named after. They were most likely painted in the 17th c. by Nagash Ovnatan whose other works include decoration of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral and other churches near Yerevan and Akulis. A single marble tomb sits in a room adjacent to the apse with semi-circular stone of green marble on top worn down from the many people who have touched it. It is said to come from Jerusalem. A chapel built in the 6th c. had at one point served to house the remains of S. George, but was later replaced by the church of S. Gevorg.

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References

Bibliography

  • Hacikyan, Agop J. (2005), The Heritage of Armenian Literature, Vol. 3: From the Eighteenth Century to Modern Times, Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press, ISBN 0814332218 
  • Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio 

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