Altar and frescoes, Surb Astvatsatsin, Akhtala monastery, Akhtala, Lori, Armenia

Altar with painting of Virgin and child, and behind, saints, Byzantine fresco commissioned 1205-16 by Zakarid ruler Ivane I Zakarian, in the east apse of Surb Astvatsatsin or Holy Mother of God Church, built 11th - 13th century at Akhtala monastery, founded late 10th century by the Kiurikid family, at Akhtala, Lori, Armenia. The monastery fortress of the Armenian Apostolic Church sits in a defensive position on a rocky promontory. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1205-16 Agarak Akhtala Apostolic Apse Armenia Armenian Astvatsatsin Bagratuni Byzantium Caucasus Coppermine Debed Gugark Ivane Kiurikid Kyurikid Lori Pghindzavank Surb Zakarian Zakarid

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