| Saint Christopher Monastery Սուրբ Քրիստափորի վանք | |
|---|---|
 Saint Christopher Monastery (7th-century, restored), 13th-century rectangular bell tower (left) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Status | Inactive, restored |
| Location | |
| Location | Dashtadem, Aragatsotn Province,  Armenia |
  Shown within Armenia  Saint Christopher Monastery (Aragatsotn) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°19′23″N 43°51′34″E / 40.322975°N 43.859398°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Small cruciform central-plan |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 7th-century, with a 13th-century rectangular bell tower/funerary tower (north) |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | west |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
Saint Christopher Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Քրիստափորի վանք) is a restored Armenian church of the 7th century, located in a cemetery 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) southeast of the outskirts of Dashtadem village and Dashtadem Fortress in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.[1] Adjacent to the church (north) is a 13th-century stone rectangular tower (bell/defensive/funerary) with sloped walls.[2] It has small windows on the upper portion of the wall, but no access to the interior. The surrounding cemetery has been in use from the 6th century to modern times, and contains several interesting khachkars. A low-stone wall surrounds the complex and a section of the old cemetery. Dashtadem Fortress may be seen in the distance from the monastery.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 50. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- ^ Holding, Deirdre (2014). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh (Bradt Travel Guides) (4th ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-84162-555-3.