The monastery was named in honor of the three boys from the Old Testament (the first three chapters of the Book of Daniel) who were condemned to burning by the order of the King of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar for their refusal to worship his idol but were saved by Michael.
The Yerits Mankants Monastery is one of the most remarkable late medieval churches in Artsakh. It is preserved quite well, and apart from the main buildings houses 11-12th-century Armenian khachkars.
Among the most evocative artifacts to survive from the Armenian Highland's Late Bronze Age is…
Long before "clown" became a synonym for children's birthday parties, the word described a hardened…
Introduction The fresco reproduced above — three white-robed priests, one wearing a tall conical hat,…
The crested bronze helmet on the left of this comparison was not made by a…
A small, weathered piece of fired clay — barely 31 centimeters tall — sits today…
Pendant (Amulet) in the Shape of a Human Hand | 7th–6th centuries BC | Yeghvard…