Brief description from Wikipedia.com: The main building of the monastic compound is St. Astvatsatseen (Holy Virgin) church. The exact date of the building of the church is unknown.[3] It is generally regarded as a 11th-13th century complex,[2] but the current church has been built on an earlier foundation.[4] Kirakos Gandzaketsi mentions that Ivane Zakarian was buried in the church in 1227. Stepanos Orbelian refers to the church in 1216. Modern researchers date the murals within the church to 1205-1216.