Crosses at Geghard Monastery

Illustration

by James Blake Wiener
published on 09 April 2018

Send to Google Classroom:

Crosses at Geghard Monastery — Geghard Monastery in present-day Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century CE. At its height in the 13th century CE, Geghard Monastery benefited from the patronage of Armenian and Georgian princely families, and it was a pilgrimage site.

Remove Ads

About the Author

James Blake Wiener

James is a writer and former Professor of History. He holds an MA in World History with a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of Ancient History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.

License

Uploaded by James Blake Wiener, published on 09 April 2018 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

Related Images

Image

Cite This Work

APA Style

Wiener, J. B. (2018, April 09). Crosses at Geghard Monastery. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/8591/

Chicago Style

Wiener, James B. "Crosses at Geghard Monastery." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 09, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/8591/.

MLA Style

Wiener, James B. "Crosses at Geghard Monastery." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 09 Apr 2018. Web. 15 Jan 2021.

Remove Ads

Support Us

We are a non-profit organization.

Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Please support Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation. Thank you!

Donate