山上的修道院

盖哈德修道院建在亚美尼亚阿扎特山谷的一座山的一侧，是该国游客最多的旅游目的地之一。修道院的位置已经有几千年的历史了，从基督教之前的时代起就受到当地人的尊敬，因为山腰上的一个洞穴里有泉水。这座修道院最初是由亚美尼亚使徒教会的守护神圣格雷戈里（Saint Gregory）于4世纪建立的，尽管没有一座原始建筑幸存下来。
原文：
Built into the side of a mountain in the Azat Valley of Armenia, the monastery of Geghard is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the country. The location of the monastery has been inhabited for millennia and venerated by locals since the pre-Christian era due to the spring which emanates from one of the caves in the mountainside. The monastery was originally founded in the 4th century by Saint Gregory the Illuminator—the patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church—though none of the original buildings survive.
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