Gandzasar

Gandzasar

Gandzasar monastery is a 10th–13thcentury Armenian monastery in Artsakh. "Gandzasar" means “treasure mountain or hilltop treasure” in Armenian. It was first mentioned in the 10th century. It is also considered to be a "pearl of architectural art ….and an encyclopedia of 13th-century Armenian art." The monastery holds relics believed to belong to Saint John the Baptist and his father Saint Zechariah. Gandzasar is now the seat of the Archbishop of Artsakh.