Samtavro Monastery

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Samtavro Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in the ancient town of Mtskheta, renowned for its medieval architecture and religious significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox monastery
monastic complex
religious building
architecturalStyle Georgian medieval architecture
architecturalType cross-in-square church
associatedWith Christianization of Iberia
Saint Nino
burialPlaceOf Mirian III of Iberia
surface form: King Mirian III of Iberia

Queen Nana of Iberia
cityStatusContext Mtskheta
surface form: Mtskheta is an ancient capital of the Kingdom of Iberia
country Georgia
currentUse active monastery
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
foundedInCentury 11th century
function monastic community
pilgrimage site
hasFeature domed church structure
frescoes
stone carvings
hasPart Samtavro Monastery self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samtavro Transfiguration Church

bell tower
cemetery
monastic buildings
heritageDesignation national cultural monument of Georgia
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Monuments of Mtskheta"
knownFor burial place of Georgian royalty
medieval Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
religious significance in Georgian Christianity
languageOfLiturgy Georgian language
surface form: Georgian
locatedIn Eastern Georgia
Mtskheta
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
surface form: Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
locatedNear Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
confluence of the Aragvi and Kura (Mtkvari) rivers
majorReconstructionBy George I of Georgia
surface form: King George I of Georgia
material stone
originalConstructionDateApprox 4th century
rebuiltInCentury 11th century
regionHistoricName Kingdom of Iberia
surface form: Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roofType tiled gabled roof
tourism popular tourist attraction in Mtskheta
traditionHoldsThat site of early Christian church built by King Mirian III
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994
usedFor Orthodox liturgical services
monastic life
religious festivals

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Mtskheta-Mtianeti hasHistoricSite Samtavro Monastery
Eastern Georgia containsCulturalSite Samtavro Monastery
this entity surface form: Mtskheta historical monuments
Jvari Monastery nearbyWorldHeritageSites Samtavro Monastery
Mtskheta contains Samtavro Monastery
Samtavro Monastery hasPart Samtavro Monastery self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Samtavro Transfiguration Church
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta contains Samtavro Monastery
Mirian III of Iberia burialPlace Samtavro Monastery