- Hovhannavank monastery was built in the fourth century by St. Gregory the Illuminator. He baptized Armenians into the first Christian nation in the world.
- Between the 12th and 17th centuries, Hovhannavank was known as an important educational and theological center of Eastern Armenia that had a...
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- Hovhannavank monastery bears the name of John the Baptist. The oldest church here is the one-naved basilica, built in the 5th century.
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- Hovhannavank is an medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
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- Hovhannavank used to be an important educational and theological center where manuscripts were written and illuminated.
- According to Armenian church tradition, Hovhannavank Monastery was founded in the fourth century by St Gregory the Enlightener.