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SCIENTISTS FIND MONASTERY OF "BROTHERS ARMENIANS" IN KYRGHYZIA
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8. ARMINFO. Scientists has found a monastery of
"Brothers Armenians" in Kyrghyzia. According to ITAR-TASS, the
archaeological expedition of Kyrghyz-Russian Slavonic University has
founded a Middle Age Christian Monastery on the Northern beach of
mountainous Lake Issik-Kul. "We had known about the so-called
Catalonian map long ago. The map was drawn by Venice merchants
traveling of the Silk Road in the Middle Age. A monastery of "Brothers
Armenians" was mentioned in the map. The map was also saying that
relics of St. Matthew Apostle were buried near that monastery," Head
of the research group of the expedition Alexander Kamishev told
ITAR-TASS.
The monastery was built in the 14th century, thinks Head of the
expedition, academician Vladimir Ploskikh. Kyrghyz archaeologists and
scientists thinks the find confirms the data of the Catalonian map,
which inspires with hopes for finding the relics of St. Matthew
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8. ARMINFO. Scientists has found a monastery of
"Brothers Armenians" in Kyrghyzia. According to ITAR-TASS, the
archaeological expedition of Kyrghyz-Russian Slavonic University has
founded a Middle Age Christian Monastery on the Northern beach of
mountainous Lake Issik-Kul. "We had known about the so-called
Catalonian map long ago. The map was drawn by Venice merchants
traveling of the Silk Road in the Middle Age. A monastery of "Brothers
Armenians" was mentioned in the map. The map was also saying that
relics of St. Matthew Apostle were buried near that monastery," Head
of the research group of the expedition Alexander Kamishev told
ITAR-TASS.
The monastery was built in the 14th century, thinks Head of the
expedition, academician Vladimir Ploskikh. Kyrghyz archaeologists and
scientists thinks the find confirms the data of the Catalonian map,
which inspires with hopes for finding the relics of St. Matthew