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Surp Marinos Monastery

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194: 165: 25: 353:. The date of the foundation of the St. Marinos monastery is not known, and the crudity of its construction makes its buildings difficult to date. It originally had the alternative name of Srkhouvank. It was founded to house a community of nuns and was dedicated to the female saints Marinos and Theodora. It had an active scriptorium during the second half of the 16th century: in 201: 396: 406: 391: 42: 331:
The monastery is situated on a slope of a mountain overlooking the wide and fertile lower section of the valley of the Hoşap, now known as the
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Thierry, J.M. 'Monastères arméniens du Vaspurakan V', in: Revue des études arméniennes 8 (1971) pp.215-277, on Surp Marinos pp.218-221)
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there exist five manuscripts that are known to have originated in the convent.
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Christian monasteries established in the 10th century
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Surp Marinos Monastery is located in Turkey
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38°20′06″N 43°19′58″E / 38.3350°N 43.3328°E / 38.3350; 43.3328
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