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Aghjots Monastery better known as Surb Stepanos (Saint Stepanos), is located in the Ararat Region of Armenia, 7 km south-east of Geghard, in the Khosrov State Reserve. According to tradition, it was founded by Grigor Lusavorich (Gregory the Illuminator) in the 4th century. in the beginning as a nunnery. The present monastery was built in the 13th century. It was a religious and cultural center. The monastic complex surrounded by walls consists of the main St. Stepanos Church, from the vestibule, St. From Poghos-Petros church, residential and economic buildings.
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