Gelati Monastery
Georgian Orthodox monastery near Kutaisi, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gelati (Georgian: გელათის მონასტერი) is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia. One of the first monasteries in Georgia,[2] it was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia as a monastic and educational center.
Gelati Monastery | |
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გელათის მონასტერი | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Location | |
Location | Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 42°17′41″N 42°46′05″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Monastery |
Style | Georgian |
Founder | David IV of Georgia ("David the Builder") |
Completed | Church of the Virgin, 1106; Churches of St. George and St. Nicholas, 13th century |
Official name: Gelati Monastery | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iv |
Designated | 1994 (18th session) |
Reference no. | 710 |
Region | Europe and North America[1] |
Official name: Gelati Monastery | |
Designated | November 7, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11-07) |
Reference no. | 875 |
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal | 8550 |
Date of entry in the registry | October 3, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-03) |
The monastery is an exemplar of the Georgian Golden Age and a gold aesthetic is employed in the paintings and buildings.[3] It was built to celebrate Orthodox Christian faith in Georgia.[4] Some murals found inside the Gelati Monastery church date back to the 12th century.[5] The monastery was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of its outstanding architecture and its importance as an educational and scientific center in medieval Georgia.[6]