Hnevank 7Th Century Armenian Apostolic Church Monastery In Armenia. The Monastery Was Entirely Rebuilt By Lord Smbat Of The House Of Orbelian, A Branch Of The Liparitids Who Were Expelled To Armenia In The Late 12Th Century From Georgia. Liparitids Were Themselves A Branch Of The Mamikonians. Smbat Was The Ancestor Of The Armenian Princes Of Syunik. A Georgian Inscription Around The Drum Attests His Name. The Monastery Has A Gavit And Various Service Buildings Scattered Around The Site

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