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  2. Lurji Monastery - Wikipedia

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    The Lurji Monastery (Georgian: ლურჯი მონასტერი), that is the "Blue Monastery", is a 12th-century Georgian Orthodox church built in the name of Saint Andrew in the Vere neighborhood of Tbilisi, Georgia. The popular historical name lurji ("blue") is derived from its roof, adorned with glazed blue tile.

  3. Betania Monastery - Wikipedia

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    The principal church of the Betania complex. Betania is located in the isolated wooded valley of the Vere River, 16 km (9.9 mi) southwest of Tbilisi.The name of the monastery is derived from that of the village Bethany in Palestine [1] recorded in the New Testament as the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, as well as that of Simon the Leper.

  4. Pitareti Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Pitareti Monastery (Georgian: ფიტარეთის მონასტერი) is a medieval Orthodox Christian monastery in Georgia, approximately 26 km southwest of the town of Tetritsqaro, Kvemo Kartli, southwest of the nation's capital Tbilisi. The Pitareti monastery consists of the Theotokos church, a belfry, the ruined wall and ...

  5. Martqopi monastery - Wikipedia

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    The Martqopi monastery of the Deity (Georgian: მარტყოფის ღვთაების მონასტერი, romanized: mart'q'opis ghvtaebis monast'eri) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery near the village of Martqopi, some 25 km east of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The history of the monastery dates back to stylite ...

  6. Category:Georgian Orthodox monasteries - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Georgian Orthodox monasteries" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  7. Anchiskhati Basilica - Wikipedia

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    According to the old Georgian annals, the church was built by the King Dachi of Iberia (circa 522-534) who had made Tbilisi his capital. Originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it was renamed Anchiskhati (i.e., icon of Ancha) in 1675 when the treasured icon of the Savior created by the twelfth-century goldsmith Beka Opizari at the Ancha monastery in Klarjeti (in what is now part of northeast ...

  8. Jvari Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Jvari Monastery (Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი) is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia.Jvari is a rare case of an Early Medieval Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged.

  9. Shavnabada Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Shavnabada Monastery (Georgian: შავნაბადა, romanized: shavnabada; also Shavnabada Monastery of St. George) is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex that is located upon Shavnabada Mountain, approximately 30 km away from Tbilisi, Georgia.

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