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Detail of the Holy Family and archangels from the carved façade of the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery in modern Armenia.

Detail of the beautiful façade of the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery, which is located in the Amaghu Valley in Armenia's Vayots Dzor Province. The edifice dates from the 13th and 14th centuries CE. The famed architect and...

This photograph shows a portion of the interior of Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank. This church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries CE.

This medieval cross was carved into the wall in the 13th and 14th centuries CE in the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery in present-day Armenia. Smaller crosses were also added over time.

These medieval crosses were carved into the walls in the 13th and 14th centuries CE in the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery in present-day Armenia.

This picture shows several Armenian Christian symbols, which decorate the ceiling of the medieval Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery in present-day Armenia.

Located some 122 km (76 mi) from Yerevan, Armenia is the Noravank Monastery, which was founded in 1205 CE. It was once the residence of the Orbelian princes whose stronghold consisted of the entire Syunik region. To the right, one sees the...

An 18th century CE painting by Francesco Majotto of Mesrop Mashtots (360/370 - c. 440 CE), the inventor of the Armenian alphabet in 405 CE.

An artist's impression of Flann Sinna (r. 879-916 CE) in battle, a High King of Ireland from the Kingdom of Mide. (From the PC game Total War: Thrones of Britannia by the Creative Assembly)

This is a photograph of the interior of the St. Astvatsatsin Church, which was built in the 1660s CE. Khor Virap is an ancient Armenian monastery located near the border with Turkey some 8 km (5 mi) from the town of Artashat, Armenia.