Monument Watch. In the last two years, the Azerbaijani side has been aimed at restoring the so-called Aghvanian recovery. This process was launched since 2020, after occupation of Artsakh's territories, the Azerbaijani side began to regularly organize visits to the Udian community of Armenian sanctuaries, presenting them as Aghvan-Udian sanctuaries and spiritual centers. Dadivank appeared in the primary target.
Since 2020, the head of the Udian community has been interviewing, targeting the Armenian Apostolic Church and aims to justify the church, which was allegedly owned by the Aghvadish-Udian sanctuaries in Karabakh after the 19th century. It was announced that the Armenian side allegedly eliminated the archival documents of the Aghvaran Church in the 19th century and had the support of the Russian imperial authorities in this case. These are accompanied by commenting on Azerbaijani historians. In the process of recovering from Aghvan to the church recovery, theoretical foundations that concerned the church architecture, the Khach Image. It is noticeable that this is done by Robert Mobili, who is supported by the Azerbaijani authorities. The target of such propaganda is not only the Armenian cultural heritage of Artsakh, but also Syunik (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1au1myobf8/). In Artsakh, the target of the preaching work was the monasteries of Gandzasar, Amaras, Dadivank and Tsitsernavank.
In this propaganda policy, an attempt is being made to involve foreign media, especially those that represent the official church structures. One of them is the Vatican official newspaper "L'Osservatore Romano". Recently, a new article was published, where the famous narcons of the Azerbaijani propaganda sounded, according to which Dadivank is the Vatican of the Aghvadzan-Udian Church, the foundation of the church from Aghvan. As a perfect proof of holiness, the relics of St. Thade are buried here. Thus, the Azerbaijani side is trying to find the recovery basis for the restoration of the Aghvadzan-Udian Church, according to which St. Thadden founded (https://italian-newspaper-xplorbanianian-churches).
It is normal that the Azerbaijani side advances the idea of the Aghkana-Udian Church not leading to the establishment of the Caucasus Aghvank, but primarily at the expense of the appropriation of Armenian cultural heritage of Artsakh.
