The Chitakhevi church of Saint George (Georgian: ჩითახევის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, romanized:chitakhevis ts'minda giorgis ek'lesia) is a medieval church in Georgia, located in the country's south-central Borjomi valley in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region. It is popularly known as Mtsvane Monastery (მწვანე მონასტერი, mts'vane monast'eri), that is, the Green Monastery. Abandoned for more than two hundred years, the monastery was restored to Christian use in 2003. It is a popular site of tourism and pilgrimage. The monastic church and bell-tower are inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.[1]
^"List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
as MtsvaneMonastery (მწვანე მონასტერი, mts'vane monast'eri), that is, the Green Monastery. Abandoned for more than two hundred years, the monastery was...
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The name of this monastery translated as the "Monastery of the Cross". For other monasteries named after the cross, see Monastery of the Cross (disambiguation)...
of the first monasteries in Georgia, it was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia as a monastic and educational center. The monastery is an exemplar...
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Kundza Tetri Melikuda Mtsvane is often blended with Rkatsiteli to impart a fruity, aromatic balance. In the Georgian language Mtsvane means green. Mtsvivani...
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activity associated with the pillar was revived in the 1990s and the monastery building had been restored within the framework of a state-funded program...
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