Kobayr ( hy, Քոբայր) is a 12th-century Armenian monastery located in the village Kobayr, directly across the road from the town of Tumanyan, within

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. The monastery was built on a brink of a deep gorge, in 1171, by the Kyurikid princes, a junior branch of the Bagratuni royal house of Armenia. In the 13th century, the monastery was acquired by the

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, a noble Armenian dynasty at the service of Georgian royals. The Zakarians converted Kobayr into a

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monastery, as a result of which the monastery stayed under the tutelage of the

Georgian Orthodox Church The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...

for some time. This explains several Georgian inscriptions found on the walls of the monastery, which exist alongside the monastery's original

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inscriptions.Л.Меликсет-Бек / Кобер и его армянские и грузинские надписи / Известия Тбилисского государственного университета, 1926 г. The monastery houses the tomb of Prince Shanshe Zakarian, son of Ivane Zakarian. A bell tower in the middle of the complex was built in 1279 to house the tombs of Zakarian and his wife Vaneni. The monastery is currently undergoing renovation funded by the government of Armenia with the assistance of the government of Italy. The ruins of the main church in the monastery contain frescoes of

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and the

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Gallery

Image:Kobayr-raffi kojian-DCP 4499.JPG, Church frescoes before reconstruction. File:1_Kobayr_Monastery,_Tumanyan,_Armenia.jpg, View of monastery from direction of Tumanayan File:Kobayr_monastery_9.JPG, View of remainder of complex from belltower File:Qobayr12.jpg, View of remainder of complex from belltower Image:Kobayr Christ.jpg,

depicted in fresco Image:Kobayr Monastery Fresco.jpg, Frescoes of saints. File:Kobayr_Monastery_09.jpg, Belltower File:Qobayr_2015_aug_pic_71.JPG, View of Tumanayan from belltower File:Քոբայրի_վանական_համալիր_4.jpg, View of belltower - Tumanyan in background Image:Georgian inscriptions (Kobairi) 1.jpg , Georgian inscriptions File:Armenian inscriptions in Kobayr monastery.jpg, Armenian inscriptions

References

External links

About Kobayr monastery
Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Armenia Tourist attractions in Lori Province Christian monasteries established in the 12th century Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 12th century Buildings and structures in Lori Province {{Armenia-OO-church-stub