Marmashen Monastery

{{Short description|Armenian monastery}}

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Marmashen Monastery ({{langx|hy|Մարմաշենի վանք}}) is a 10th-century Armenian monastic complex consisting of five churches near the village of Marmashen in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The buildings at Marmashen are very similar in style to those of Khtzkonk Monastery.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

It was built by Vahram Pahlavouni.{{harvtxt|Balasanyan|2008|p=118}}

Gallery

File:Marmashen Monastery in 2022.jpg|General view

File:Վանական համալիր Մարմաշեն, Վահրամաբերդ, Շիրակի մարզ 12.jpg

File:Marmashen Monastery Complex of Vahramaberd 60.JPG

File:Մարմաշենի վանք Ս-Մ 39.jpg

File:Marmashen.JPG|Backside view

File:Petite eglise de Marmashen.JPG|Smaller church adjacent to the main church.

File:Marmashen - altar.jpg|Decoration at the altar.

File:Eglise de Marmashen3.JPG|Marmashen Monastery

File:Marmashen Monastery 06.jpg|Marmashen Monastery, view from above

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  • {{Cite journal |first=Hayk |last=Balasanyan |volume=ԿԴ [LXIV] |issue=Զ–Է [6–7] |title= |script-title=hy:Մարմաշենի ճարտարապետական համալիրը և վիմագրերը |trans-title=The Architectural Complex and Inscriptions of Marmashen |lang=hy |pages=118–126 |year=2008 |publisher=Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin |journal=Etchmiadzin |url=http://tert.nla.am/archive/HGG%20AMSAGIR/echmiadzin-vagharshapat/2008/2008(6-7).pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220175046/https://tert.nla.am/archive/HGG%20AMSAGIR/echmiadzin-vagharshapat/2008/2008(6-7).pdf |archive-date=20 December 2022 |via=Union Catalog of Armenian Continuing Resources}}

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