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Hnevank 7th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery in Armenia #170754701
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The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the Liparitids who were expelled to Armenia in the late 12th century from Georgia. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the Mamikonians. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik. A Georgian inscription around the drum attests his name.The monastery has a gavit and various service buildings scattered around the site