Albayrak, Türkiye
Saint Bartholomew Monastery
Saint Bartholomew Monastery was a medieval Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, 23 km north-east from the town of Başkale, in present-day Turkey's Van Province, near the Iranian border. The monastery was built on the traditional site of martyrdom of Bartholomew the Apostle, who is reputed to have brought Christianity to Armenia in the first century. Along with Thaddeus the Apostle, Bartholomew is considered the patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
- City
- Albayrak
- Country
- Türkiye
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia