The monastic complex of Horomayr is located about 3 kms southeast of the village of Odzun. Today’s surviving structures of the monastery were built through the late 12th-early 14th centuries. This unique monastery consists of two parts – the lower monastery, also known as the “Monastery in the gorge,” is situated just below the sheer cliffs on the left slope of Debed canyon, and the upper one, known as the “Monastery on the edge of the canyon,” sits on the edge of the plateau above. According to tradition, the first church of the monastery was built in the 7th century by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. Another legend claims that the founder of the Horomayr monastery was a Greek Christian named Vasid.
Horomayr Monastery, Odzun, Armenia