Kobayr monastery

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Kobayr monastery
Քոբայր, ქობაირი
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Kobayr monastery is located in Armenia
Kobayr monastery
Shown within Armenia
Basic information
Location near Tumanyan, Lori Province,
Armenia Armenia
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Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural style Armenian
Completed 1171

Kobayr (Armenian: Քոբայր, Georgian: ქობაირი) is a 12th-century Armenian monastery located in the village Kober within Lori marz, Armenia.

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 Zakarids, a noble Armenian dynasty at the service of Georgian royals. The Zakarids converted Kobayr into a Chalcedonian monastery, as a result of which the monastery stayed under the tutelage of the Georgian Orthodox Church for some time. This explains several Georgian inscriptions found on the walls of the monastery, which exist alongside the monastery's original Armenian inscriptions. [1][2] The name of the monastery originates from the Georgian word kob and the Armenian word ayr both of which mean cave.

The monastery houses the tomb of Prince Shahnshah Zakarian, son of Ivane Zakarian. A bell tower in the middle of the complex was built in 1279 to house the tombs of Mkhargryel 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 Christ and the twelve apostles as well as the Church Fathers and other Christian figures.

Gallery

  • Kobayr-raffi kojian-DCP 4499.JPG

    Church frescoes before reconstruction.

  • Kobayr Christ.jpg

    Christ depicted in fresco

  • Kobayr Monastery Fresco.jpg

    Frescoes of saints.

  • Georgian inscriptions (Kobairi) 1.jpg

    Georgian inscriptions

  • Georgian inscriptions (Kobairi) 2.jpg

    Georgian inscriptions

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  1. ↑ Академия наук СССР. Институт истории материальной культуры. Сектор Средней Азии / Эпиграфика Востока , Выпуски 13-17 / Изд-во Наука., 1960 p.135
  2. ↑ Л.Меликсет-Бек / Кобер и его армянские и грузинские надписи / Известия Тбилиского государственного университета, 1926 г.
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