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THE ARMENIAN MONASTIC ENSEMBLES IN IRAN
armradio.am
08.07.2008 13:14
Fortified Armenian monasteries in Iran were added to the new sites
inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles in Iran, in the north-east of the
country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian
faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These
edifices - the oldest of which, St Thaddeus, dates back to the 7th
century - are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian
architectural and decorative traditions, the Cultural Heritage News
Agency reported.
They bear testimony to very important interchanges with the
other regional cultures, in particular the Byzantine, Orthodox and
Persian. Situated on the south-eastern fringe of the main zone of the
Armenian cultural space, the monasteries constituted a major centre
for the dissemination of that culture into Azerbaijan and Persia. They
are the last regional remains of this culture that are still in a
satisfactory state of integrity and authenticity. Furthermore, as
places of pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of
Armenian religious traditions through the centuries.
armradio.am
08.07.2008 13:14
Fortified Armenian monasteries in Iran were added to the new sites
inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles in Iran, in the north-east of the
country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian
faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These
edifices - the oldest of which, St Thaddeus, dates back to the 7th
century - are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian
architectural and decorative traditions, the Cultural Heritage News
Agency reported.
They bear testimony to very important interchanges with the
other regional cultures, in particular the Byzantine, Orthodox and
Persian. Situated on the south-eastern fringe of the main zone of the
Armenian cultural space, the monasteries constituted a major centre
for the dissemination of that culture into Azerbaijan and Persia. They
are the last regional remains of this culture that are still in a
satisfactory state of integrity and authenticity. Furthermore, as
places of pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of
Armenian religious traditions through the centuries.