What is Kobayr monastery?
'''Kobayr''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Կոբայր) is a [[12th century]] [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] [[monastery]]. It is located in the [[village]] [[Kober]] within [[Lori marz]], [[Armenia]]. Kobayr was built on a shelf of a [[gorge]] by the [[prince]]s of the junior [[Bagratuni]] branch, [[Kyurikids]] in 1171. The monastery was later acquired by the [[Zakarid]]s and converted into a [[Chalcedonian]] monastery. Many of the writings in the monastery are written in [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]]. The monastery is being fixed and paid for by the [[government]] of Armenia with the help of the government of [[Italy]]. The ruins of the main church in the monastery contain [[fresco]]es of [[Jesus|Christ]] and the [[twelve apostles]] as well as the Church fathers and other Christian figures. [[Category:Churches in Armenia]] [[Category:12th-century buildings and structures]] {{religion-stub}}