The Monastery of Kecharis, located in the town of Tsaghkadzor in the province of Kotayk of Armenia consists of the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, built in 1033 A.D. by Gregory Magistros, the adjacent narthex, (built at the beginning of the XIII th century), the church of St. Nshan (XII th Century), the main edifice, (built by Prince Vassak Khakhbakyan in the XIII th Century) and the smaller church of the Holy Resurrection (1220 A.D.).

Churches, Monasteries and Cathedrals of Armenia

The Monastery of Kecharis

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