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Dadivank Դադիվանք Xudavəng monastırı
The monastery of Dadivank
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	Vəng, Azerbaijan
Shown within Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates	40°09′42″N 46°17′18″E / 40.1616°N 46.2882°E / 40.1616; 46.2882
Architecture
Type	Monastery, Church
Style	Armenian
Completed	9th–13th centuries

Dadivank (Template:Lang-hy, Template:Lang-az), also Khutavank (Template:Lang-az, Template:Lang-hy), is an Armenian monastery in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. It was built between the 9th and 13th centuries.

History and architecture

The monastery was founded by St. Dadi, a disciple of Thaddeus the Apostle who spread Christianity in Eastern Armenia during the first century AD. However, The monastery was first mentioned in the 9th century. In July 2007, the grave of St. Dadi was discovered under the holy altar of the main church. The princes of Upper Khachen are also buried at Dadivank, under the church's gavit.

The Monastery belongs to the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and consists of the Cathedral church of St. Astvadzadzin, the chapel and a few other buildings. The main church has Armenian script engraved into its walls, in addition to several 13th-century frescoes. The bas-relief on the south facade of the cathedral at Dadivank, built in 1214, shows the princess offering the church in memory of her sons. According to Paolo Cuneo, Dadivank is one of two Monasteries along with Gandzasar where bust motifs (possibly the donors of the monasteries) can be found.

Modern period

In 1994, following the end of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the monastery was reopened, and in 2004, a renovation process began with funding from Armenian-American businesswoman Edele Hovnanian, ending in 2005. The restoration efforts restored the cathedral, along with a chapel which was restored by Edik Abrahamian, an Armenian from Tehran, Iran.

On 8 October 2001, motion 9256 was proposed at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on behest of sixteen parliamentary members. According to the motion, "the destruction of Zar (Tsar) monuments in the Kelbajar region, Dadivank, which the local Muslim population regarded as remnants of the Armenian Christian religion and ruined the monastery as it could".

In August 2017, Italian specialists who had previously conducted restoration operations at Davidank returned to continue their cleaning and restoration of the monastery. They had already restored the four chapels and their frescoes and were planning to restore inscriptions and ornaments near the doors to the chapels. The entire restoration project was planned to be completed by 2020.

However, as a result of Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020 which resulted in a ceasefire agreement stipulating an Armenian withdrawal from Dadivank and a return of the surrounding area to Azerbaijan, the Abbot of the Dadivank Monastery decided to transport the monastery's Christian art of significance, including bells and khachkars, to Armenia. After the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the region, the monastery was placed under the protection of the Russian peacekeeping forces. However, on 28 November 2020, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence released footage from inside the monastery. The Azerbaijani authorities allowed the Armenian monks to stay in the monastery. On 4 December 2020, representatives of the Udi community of Azerbaijan visited the monastery and performed a prayer inside.

Gallery

• Dadivank
• Fragment of a 13th-century fresco with Armenian inscribed text in Dadivank Monastery, a masterpiece of medieval culture of Artsakh
• Khachkars at Dadivank
• Side view
• Armenian-inscribed text of Queen Arzu of Haterk, Dadivank Monastery (13th century)
• General view
• 13th century Armenian-inscribed double khachkars of the Memorial bell-tower of the Dadivank Monastery

See also

• Armenian architecture
• Christianity in Azerbaijan
• Culture of Artsakh

Books

• (in French) Le Petit Futé Arménie – by Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette – 2009 – 330 pages
• Armenologie in Deutschland, by Armenuhi Drost-Abgarjan, Hermann Goltz – 2005 – p. 59
• (in Italian) Documenti di architettura armena, Alexandr L. Jakobson – 1986 – 73 p.

References

1. Жеан-Паул Лабурдетьте, Доминикуе Аузиас, Армения, Petit Futé, 2007 – p. 203
2. Robert G. Ousterhout. A Byzantine settlement in Cappadocia. — Dumbarton Oaks, 2006. — p. 151."In the Armenian monastery of Dadivank', however, dated 1211, a four-columned, domed hall is set into a range of rooms chat included the kitchen and refectory."
3. "Dadivank", one of the best known Armenian monasteries in Arts'akh (Nagorno - Karabakh)" // Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (California State University), 1995, vol.6-7, p. 51
4. В старинном монастыре Нагорного Карабаха обнаружены мощи одного из учеников Иисуса Христа
5. Georgia, Armenia and Armenia, by John Noble, Michael Kohn, Danielle Systermans, Lonely Planet, 2008 – 364 pages, p. 307
6. Lydia А. Durnovo, Essays on the Fine Arts of Medieval Armenia. Moscow. 1979.
7. Treasures from the ark: 1700 years of Armenian Christian art, by Vrej Nersessian, British Library, 2001 – 240 pages
8. Paolo Cuneo, Architettura Armena, Roma, 1988, pp. 450, 761, cited by. ALPAGHIAN: Raccolta di scritti in onore di Adriano Alpago Novello, Italy, 2005
9. "Restoration in Dadivank". Research on Armenian Architecture. 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
10. "Doc. 9256 - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe". Retrieved 13 June 2017.
11. "Italian specialists to arrive in Karabakh to continue Dadivank Monastery restoration". News.am. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
12. "Father Hovhannes of Artsakh's Dadivank Monastery to bring bells and cross to Armenia". News.am. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
13. "Dadivank under protection of Russian peacekeepers". Armenpress.am. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
14. "Kəlbəcər rayonunun Vəng kəndindən video". BBC Azerbaijani Service. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
15. "Между удинами и армянскими священниками возник спор в монастыре Худаванг Кельбаджарского района - ВИДЕО". Oxu.az (in Russian). 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

External links

• Dadivank Monastery
• Dadivank Gallery
• Recent Historical-Architectural Research on Dadivank
• Gandzasar.com: Pilgrimage and Tourism, Nagorno Karabakh Republic
• Dadivank Monastery at wikimapia.org
• Program about Dadi Monastery by Vem Radio

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Azerbaijan (List)	Agulis (St. Thomas) Amaras Aprakunis Baku (St. Gregory, St. Mary, St. Thaddeus) Dadivank Gag Gandzasar Gtichavank Hakobavank Jugha (Holy Savour) Katarovank Kish Kusanats Anapat Shusha (Ghazanchetsots, Kanach Zham) Targmanchats Tsar Tsitsernavank Vankasar Yeghishe Arakyal Yerits Mankants
Georgia (List)	Tbilisi (Vank, Bethlehem, Chugureti, Ejmiatsnetsots, St. George, St. Gregory, Jigrasheni Avetyats, Kamoyants, Karapet, Karapi, Karmir Avetaran, Geghardavank, Mughni, Norashen, Holy Sign, St. Sarkis, St. Stephen, Zrkinyants) Tskhinvali
Turkey (List)	Adana (St. Mary) Agarak Aghperig Aghtamar Akner Bagnayr Akori Ani (Cathedral, Tigran Honents, Kizkale, Holy Apostles) Aparank Arakelots Vank Arapgir Arkakaghni Arter Bana Barthoghimevos Vank Constantinople (Galata, Kuzguncuk, Fatih, Kartal, Samatya, Taksim, Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu) Drazark Elazig Eskişehir Gaziantep Goms Hogots Horomos Ishkhan Kanzak Karapet Vank Karmravank Kars (Cathedral, St. Mary) Kes Khtzkonk Ktuts Marinos Vank Mren Mush (St. Marine, Holy Sign) Narekavank Por Sivrihisar Skanchelagordz Vank Smyrna Soradir Tekor Tigranakert Trebizond Varagavank Varzahan Yeghegnamor Yeghrdut Yerazgavors
Iran (List)	Thadei Vank Maghardavank Dzordzori Vank Hovi Darashamb Haftvan Khoy Mahlezan Tabriz (St. Mary, St. Sarkis, Mariam) Mujumbar Sohrol Sarnaq Nor Jugha (Vank, St. Mary, St. George, St. Stephen, St. John, St. Catherine, Bethlehem, St. Nicholas, St. Gregory, St. Sarkis, Isfahan, St. Minas, St. Nerses) Tehran (St. Thaddeus, St. George)
Jerusalem (Palestine/Israel)	Armenian Quarter Cathedral of St. James Church of St. Toros Church of the Holy Archangels Monastery of St. Saviour Chapel of St. Helena
Rest of Asia	Syria Aleppo India Chennai Calcutta Chinsura Saidabad Bangladesh Dhaka Israel St. Nicholas Monastery Cyprus Magar Vank Notre Dame de Tyre Ganchvor Singapore Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Rest of Europe	Crimea Holy Cross Yalta Ukraine Lviv (St. Mary) Russia Nor Nakhichevan (Holy Cross) Sultan-Saly St. Petersburg (St. Catherine) Romania Zamca Italy San Lazzaro degli Armeni

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