Bgheno-Noravank

For the monastery in the Vayots Dzor Province, see Noravank.

Bgheno-Noravank (Armenian: Բղենո-Նորավանք) is an 11th-century Armenian monastery in the province of Syunik in Armenia, 3km to the East of Bardzravan village, to the left of the road to Shurnukh, on a triangular promontory surrounded by wooded gorges.^[1] It now consists of a small church dating to 1062, located on a little wooded promontory, and ornately decorated with borders and biblical reliefs. The ruins of this church were rediscovered in the 1920s by Axel Bakunts, a well-known prose writer, during one of his wanderings as an agronomist.^[2]

Bgheno-Noravank
Բղենո-Նորավանք
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	About 6 km southeast of Shinuhayr, Syunik Province, Armenia
Shown within Armenia Show map of Armenia Bgheno-Noravank (Syunik Province) Show map of Syunik Province
Geographic coordinates	39.388155°N 46.360081°E / 39.388155; 46.360081
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	1062

References

1. Khudaverdyan, Kostandin; et al., eds. (1990). Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Yerevan. p. 537. ISBN 5-89700-003-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

Bibliography

• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio

External links

• Armeniapedia.org: Bgheno-Noravank
• 3D model of the Bgheno-Noravank basilica
• About Bgheno-Noravank