Gandzasar, 2005, 458 pp. (in Armenian)

The study presents the history of the Monastery of Gandzasar, located in the province of Artsakh of the historic Armenia. Numerous inscriptions and archival documents, in addition to the writings of Armenian historians of medieval and later periods, are used by the author to achieve his aim. Among the issues presented in the study is the history of the family of Prince Hasan-Jalal Dola, the founder of the Monastery's Church of St John the Baptist; of the Catholicosate of Gandzasar and of the struggle of the Artsakh people against foreign invaders. The study has not overlooked the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh war; it presents the role of the prelate and the clergy of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the struggle of the Artsakh people for freedom.

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