Sapara Monastery
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Sapara Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex renowned for its historic churches, frescoes, and scenic mountain setting in southern Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sapara Monastery canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian Orthodox monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| access | mountain road from Akhaltsikhe ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian medieval ⓘ |
| category |
Medieval churches of Georgia
ⓘ
Monasteries in Georgia ⓘ Tourist attractions in Samtskhe-Javakheti ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | historical monument under protection of Georgia ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Georgian culture ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
religious fresco cycles
ⓘ
wall paintings ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| environment | forested mountainous area ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | Byzantine-influenced frescoes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliffside location
ⓘ
panoramic views of surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| hasPart |
St. Saba Church
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ multiple chapels ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval Georgian ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive location
ⓘ
historic churches ⓘ medieval frescoes ⓘ scenic mountain setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Samtskhe-Javakheti
ⓘ
southern Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Akhaltsikhe ⓘ |
| locatedOn | mountain slope ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Akhaltsikhe ⓘ |
| region | Samtskhe ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| religiousAffiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of medieval Georgian Christianity
ⓘ
notable monument of Georgian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Samtskhe-Javakheti ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.