- Hnevank
Hnevank ( _hy. Հնեվանք, meaning old monastery) is a
7th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery , located nearby the city ofStepanavan in theLori marz ofArmenia . The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join.The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the
Liparitids who were expelled to Armenia in the late12th century from Georgia. Liparitids were themselves a branch of theMamikonian s. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes ofSyunik . A Georgian inscription around the drum attests his name. The monastery has a gavit and various service buildings scattered around the site. The government of Armenia has recently begun renovating the monastery. The collapsed dome of the main church has been restored entirely.
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