Khachkar, Kotayk, Armenia

Khachkar

Хачкар священника Григора, автор Вард · Խաչքար Գրիգոր քահանայի, կազմող` Վարդ

This khachkar (carved cross-stone) commemorates a priest named Grigor and was carved by a stonemason known as Vard the Carver. It dates to the medieval period and stands in the southeastern part of Aramus village, on raised ground facing the north wall of the St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) chapel.

The monument is listed among Aramus's registered immovable monuments of history and culture, alongside the chapel it faces.

The khachkar sits in Aramus village, Kotayk region, near the town of Abovyan, about 14 km east-northeast of Yerevan as the crow flies.

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Address
Kotayk
From Yerevan
~14 km east-northeast

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