Vorotnavank
| Vorotnavank Որոտնավանք | |
|---|---|
The monastic complex of Vorotnavank. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | On a promontory overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, Syunik Province, Armenia |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°29′44″N 46°07′20″E / 39.4956°N 46.1222°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | In use from the 10th-15th centuries S. Stepanos c. 1000 S. Karapet c. 1007 |
| Dome(s) | 1 (rebuilt after its collapse in the 1931 earthquake) |
Vorotnavank (Armenian: Որոտնավանք) is a monastic complex located along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, about 14 km east of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The complex is surrounded by a high stone wall for defense against foreign invasions and once housed workshops, stores, a seminary, resort, cemetery and an alms-house. A pillar stood in the yard of the monastery symbolizing that there were monks entering into religious service and kings inaugurated at this location. Hovhan Vorotnetsi (1315-1398), an Armenian medieval philosopher and theologian as well as the founder of Tatev Vardapetaran University lived and worked at the monastery.