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old, he asked his brother monks to bury him alive. His last words were: "I do not fear death. I would like you to not be afraid also. Never fear anything, but God alone. Let anyone who has fear come to me. Pour water at the burial stone, drink the water, wash your face, chest, arms and legs. Then break the vessel that contained the water. Fear will then abandon you." To this day people come to the monk's grave to perform this ritual, leaving broken pieces of glass scattered all about.
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In another popular story, the 19th-century monk named Ter Karapet Hovhanesi-Hovakimyan, from a monastery near the village, conducted burial services at Noraduz; in order to avoid the two-hour round trip from the cemetery to the monastery he built himself a small cell in Noraduz. When he was 90 years
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when oriental influences seeped into Armenian art. Three master carvers from this period carved khachkars in Noraduz, the most notable of whom was Kiram Kazmogh (1551–1610), his contemporaries were Arakel and Meliset. The cemetery is spread over a seven hectare field containing almost a thousand
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The oldest khachkars in the cemetery date back to the late 10th century. During the revival of the khachkar tradition in the 16-17th centuries many khachkars were built under the yoke of the
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The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in Armenia. It is currently the largest surviving cemetery with khachkars following the
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and bunches of grapes projecting from either side. An inscription on the left side seeks God's mercy for a certain Aputayli.
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Sevan: Hayravank, Noraduz, Batikian, Hatsarat, Masruts Anapat, Shoghagavank, Vanevan, Kotavank, Makenotsats
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khachkars each of them depicting unique ornamentation. The majority of the khachkars are covered by
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A popular folktale associated with the cemetery concerns the invading army of
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Noratus
Gegharkunik Province
Armenia
Coordinates
40°22′26″N 45°10′52″E / 40.373931°N 45.181233°E / 40.373931; 45.181233
Armenian
khachkars
Noratus
Gegharkunik Province
Gavar
Lake Sevan
Yerevan
destruction of the khachkars
Old Julfa
Nakhichevan
Azerbaijan

Safavid Empire
moss
lichen
British Museum
Catholicos
Vazgen I
trefoil

Tamerlane


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