Monastery of Saint Thomas
St. Thomas Monastery is a ruined Armenian monastery overlooking Lake Van in Turkey. The monastery is situated near the village of Kanzak, on the Southern shore of Lake Van.Photo: Harunreşits, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: former Armenian monastery in Turkey
- Also known as: “Altınsaç Church”, “Monastery of Saint Karapet of Gandzak”, “St. Thomas Monastery”, and “St. Thomas Monastery, Van”
Monastery of Saint Thomas
- Categories: church and religion
- Location: Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Monastery of Saint Thomas” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գանձակա Սուրբ Կարապետի վանք”
- Armenian: “Գանձակի Սուրբ Թովմաս առաքյալի վանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Թովմաս վանք (Վան)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Թովմաս վանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Թովմասի վանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Թումա առաքյալի վանք”
- Persian: “صومعه توماس مقدس (وان)”
- Persian: “صومعه توماس مقدس”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Фомы (Ван)”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Фомы Гандзак (Канзак)”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Фомы”
- Russian: “Сурб Товмас”
- Turkish: “Altınsaç Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Gevaş Altınsaç Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Kantzag Surp Tovmas Manastırı”
- Turkish: “St. Thomas Manastırı”
- Turkish: “Surp Tovmas Manastırı (Van)”
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