Geghard monastery, Armenia - views of Geghard monastery (outside), Armenia. Geghard monastery (Armenian: Գեղարդ, meaning "spear") is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. Geghard monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.
While the main chapel of Geghard monastery was built in 1215, the Geghard monastery complex was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave. The Geghard monastery had thus been originally named Ayrivank (Այրիվանք), meaning "the Monastery of the Cave". The name commonly used for the monastery today, Geghard, or more fully Geghardavank (Գեղարդավանք), meaning "the Monastery of the Spear", originates from the spear which had wounded Jesus at the Crucifixion, allegedly brought to Armenia by Apostle Jude, called here Thaddeus, and stored amongst many other relics. Now it is displayed in the Echmiadzin treasury.

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