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Sevan Monastery
The famous Sevan Monastery, was founded in the 4th century AD by the first Armenian Catholicos, Gregory the Illuminator. According to a record on the southern wall of the Saint Apostolic (Arakelots) Church, the Sevan Monastery is also calledMariamashen, in association with Princess Mariam, thedaughter of King Ashot I Bagratuni. Currently, the Saint Apostolic and Saint Karapet churches remain standing, while the Saint Astvatsatin (Mary) and Saint Harutyun (Resurrection) churches have been destroyed.
The famous School of Archimandrites (Vardapetaran) is located in the Sevan Monastery, founded in 1451 by Daniel Vardapet. It followed the Tatev University, which was called the “Vardabedaran of the Eastern House.” In Sevan, a seminary was founded in 1990 and named after the then Catholicos of All Armenians, Vazgen I.
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