Kօօsanatz Cloister :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Kօօsanatz Cloister

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Getabek / Metz Gharamurat

Location

Koosanats Convent, “which was adjoined by a grave-yard and the remnants of some cells,” was located “in a plain lying on the right bank of the tributary, east” of the village.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 261.

Historical Introduction
1636 y․

It was founded with the active participation and under the auspices of Catholicos of All Armenians Pilippos: “Ever-blessed Supreme Pontiff Pilippos donated this Haysmavurk to Gharamurat’s Koosanats Sourb Astvatzatzin in the year 1636 of the Armenian era, stating that whoever removed it be cursed by the Holy Pontiffs. Thus, the Holy Catholicos laid the foundations of the nunnery..., had it decorated and appointed Virgin Hripsime Mother Superior there...”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 656. The manuscript is kept in the Matenadaran (N 1503); Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, pp. 261-262.

1636 y․

The convent had a rich library established on the basis of numerous gifts, including a Sharaknots (a collection of Armenian motets) donated in 1636. Its colophon read, “This Sharaknots was donated to Gharamurat’s nunnery in the days of Prioress Hripsime and her righteous nuns in 1636.” The sanctuary also retained a manuscript created in Sultanetsik Village of Verin Zakam in 1671: “Receiving this Gospel, I donated it to Gharamurat’s Sourb Astvatzatzin Church of Koosanats Convent.”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 669; Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, pp. 281-282. In the 19th century, this Gospel was kept in St. Grigor Lusavorich Church of Banants. Later it was moved to Yerevan.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 262.