Monasteries

Monasteries


The Monastery of Saint Nino at Bodbe is a Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and the seat of the Bihops of Bodbe located 2 km from the town of Sighnaghi in Kakheti region of Georgia.   Originally built in the 9th century, it has been significantly remodeled, especially in the 17th century. The monastery now functions as a nunnery and is one of the major pilgrimage sites in Georgia, due to its association with Saint Nino, the 4th-century female evangelist of Georgians, whose relics are there.

Monasteries


Nekresi Monastery is one of the largest monastery complexes in Kakhety province, it has structures belonging to different ages, according to archaeological studies Nekresi used to be a major urban and religious center in the Late Antiquity.

Monasteries


According to the legend the monastery was found in 6th century by St. Zenon who was one of the “Assyrian Fathers”. It is located 7.5 km from town of Telavi in Kakheti region of Georgia.
The Monastery was one of the most significant cultural-scholastic centers of Kakheti as well as of the whole of Georgia.

Monasteries


Motsameta monastery is a complex of monasteries located 6 km from the city of Kutaisi, Imereti region of Georgia. It’s a small and very beautiful monastery with round turrets crowned with peaked tent-shaped domes besides it picturesquely sited on the cliff above the Rioni River and surrounded with rich coastal vegetation. According to the legend the monastery was built on the place where Muslim invaders executed David and Konstantin Mkheidze, Georgian princes, who refused to accept Islam.

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