The monastery complexes of Hovhannavank and Saghmosavank are situated in the villages of the same names of the Ashtarak district in Armenia.

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Its main monument is the Spitakavor Church of the Holy Mother of God (Spitakavor Church of Surp Astvatsatsin). Due to the number of springtime flowers that surround the monastery, it is sometimes called Tsaghkavank (the Monastery of Flowers) by the villagers of Vernashen.[1] An image, described as "a remarkable example of mid-century Armenian sculpture" of Mary (mother of Jesus), is chiseled into the headstone of the church's entrance

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Location: Saghmosavank, Saghmosavan, Armenië
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