Kօօsanats Anapat (of the Virgins) Church :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Kօօsanats Anapat (of the Virgins) Church

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Khanlar / Getashen

Location

It is situated west of the aforementioned sanctuaries.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 368.

Historical Introduction
1885 y․

Koosanats Anapat (Virgins’ Cloister) Church, also mentioned by the name of Koosanots Sourb Tiramayr (‘Holy Mother of God of the Virgins’) in an archive document of 1885.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3877, p. 29.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 368.

19 c․

In the late 19th century, some semi-ruined monastic rooms could be seen in its neighbourhood.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 368.

Architectural Description

Koosanats Anapat represents a uni-nave vaulted building (exterior dimensions:12.14 x 7.80 metres) of undressed stone and mortar, with only its cornerstones finely-cut. It has a semi-circular bema and a gable roof, but it is devoid of vestries. The only entrance of the sanctuary opens from its western facade.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 369.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration

4 lines in the Armenian original carved on the tympanum (125 x 51 centimetres) of the church:
To Melik Tamaz’s son [and] Sarukhan’s brother Yavr, Kapaj, Apav’s son Melik Osep...
The Armenian original published in: Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, pp. 264-265; Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 319; Corpus Inscriptionum Armenicarum, part 5. Compiled by Barkhudarian, S. Yerevan, 1982, p. 237.
Note: In 1767 Melik Osep drove away the troops of Shahverdi Khan from Getashen and chased them up to Gandzak.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 369.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

A inscription set in the western facade of Koosanats Sourb Tiramayr Church

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1749 y․

6 lines in the Armenian original incised into the finely-finished southern pilaster of the church:
In the year 1749, I, Taguhi, Agulis inhabitant Girikor’s son Poghos’ mother and Yeprem’s sister.
The Armenian original published in: “Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 19, p. 281 (the year is missing).

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 369.

Type Photo
View Partial view
Direction From the south-east
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Type Photo
View Interior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Type Photo
View Partial view
Direction From the south-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Kօօsanots St. Tiramor	1885 y․