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Dadivank
monastery was founded by St. Dadi who
was the disciple of Thaddeus the Apostle who
spread Christianity in Eastern Armenia
during the first century A.C. In June, 2007,
the grave of St. Dadi was discovered under
the holy altar of the main church.
The
monastic complex of Dadivank consists of
the Cathedral church of St. Astvadzadzin (with
Armenian writings on the wall), the chapel
and other ancillary areas. The monastery was
first mentioned in the 9th
century. The princes of Upper Khachen are
buried under the Surp Dadi church's gavit.
The bas-relief on the south facade of
the cathedral at Dadivank, built in 1214,
shows the princess offering the church in
memory of her sons. According to Paolo Cuneo,
Dadivank and Gandzasar are among these
Armenian monasteries, where bust motifs (possiblly
the donors of the monasteries) can be found.
On October 8, 2001, Document No 9256 on the
maintenance of historical and cultural
heritage in the Asrtakh
Republic (Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic) was
signed by 16 members of Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe from
Armenia, Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Greece and
Russia, according to which, among the most
flagrant example's of Azerbaijan's policies
in Nagornk-Karabakh was the destruction of
Dadivank, which "the local Muslim population
regarded as remnants of the Armenian
Christian religion and ruined the monastery
as it could" (Iskander
Haji "Lel-Kala - A near and unavailable
fortress, Vishka, No. 10, 16–23 March 2000").
In 1994 the monastery was reopened and the
reconstruction process continues up to day.
The Monastery belongs to Artsakh Diocese of
the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church.
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