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title: Geghard Monastery's Interior
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8588/geghard-monasterys-interior/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Geghard Monastery's Interior

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

At its height in the 13th century CE, [Geghard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Geghard/) Monastery in what's present-day [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) benefited from the patronage of Armenian and Georgian princely families, and it was a pilgrimage site. Among its reliquaries were supposedly the spear used by a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) soldier to pierce the body of [Jesus Christ](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/) as well as a wooden fragment said to have been a part of [Noah's Ark](https://www.worldhistory.org/Noah's_Ark/).

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, April 09). Geghard Monastery's Interior. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8588/geghard-monasterys-interior/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Geghard Monastery's Interior." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8588/geghard-monasterys-interior/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Geghard Monastery's Interior." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8588/geghard-monasterys-interior/>.

## License & Copyright

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