Narekavank

Narekavank was a tenth-century Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, near the southern shores of Lake Van, in present-day eastern Turkey. The monastery was one of the most prominent in medieval Armenia and had a major school. The poet Gregory of Narek notably flourished at the monastery. It was abandoned in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide, and reportedly demolished around 1951. A mosque now stands on its location.
The monastery was founded during the reign of the Artsruni King Gagik I of Vaspurakan by Armenian monks who fled the Byzantine Empire due to religious persecution. In the 10th century father Ananias of Narek ) founded a school, which became one of the most prominent centers of learning in medieval Armenia. Gregory of Narek , a prominent mystical poet, studied and flourished at the monastery, making the "name of the institution immortal". To this day, the monastery is mostly associated with Gregory of Narek. Among others, the historian Ukhtanes studied at the monastery school. During this period, the monastery was among the most prominent in all of Armenia and was also a major center of manuscript production. The earliest surviving manuscript produced at the monastery is a Gospel dated 1069.

Wikipedia