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Zhibiani village, Ushguli community, Svaneti
The monastery of Lamaria (Dormition of the Virgin) lies to the north of Zhibiani village in Ushguli community in Svaneti. Ushguli is the highest inhabited collection of villages in Europe and lies more than 2,200 metres above sea level. The monastery is being restored and a new community of monks has settled there post-communism. The church has not been damaged by too much intervention and, as with many other Svan churches, has an additional apses aisle to the south. This connects to the main chapel only by the narthex and has a cauldron in front of the altar for ritual animal sacrifice. In the main chapel there are interesting stone niches built into the iconostasis that do not correspond exactly to ambons and are of unclear liturgical function. The church is C10th.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C10th, Church, Dormition of the Virgin, Georgia, Lamaria, Monastery, Ushguli, Zemo Svaneti, Zhibiani
Sapara
The monastery of Sapara dates from the C13th-C14th. It is a metochion of the monastery of St. Saba in Palestine and is currently a seminary of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C13th-C14th, Church, Georgia, Metochion, Monastery, Palestine, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Sapara, St. Saba
Alaverdi
Alaverdi monastery is one of the sites associated with the Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers and remains one of the most important religious sites in Georgia. It is located in Kakheti in the east of the country, a region dominated by wine production and the monastery is known for its wine. The church is C11th and the walled monastery complex dates from the C17th.
Type: Architecture
Tags: (As)Syrian Fathers, Alaverdi, Architecture, C11th, C17th, Church, Georgia, Kakheti, Monastery, Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers
Davit Gareja
Davit Gareja is the name given to a complex of monasteries in the semi-desert on the Georgian-Azeri border. It refers specifically to the largest and most important of the monasteries, the Lavra, which has been re-established since the fall of communism. The Lavra dates from the C6th onwards and is associated with Davit Garejeli who is considered the most important (and possibly the leader of) the Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers.
Type: Architecture
Tags: (As)Syrian Fathers, Architecture, C6th, Davit Gareja, Desert, Georgia, Kakheti, Lavra, Monastery, Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers