Lavra monastery

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Lavra Monastery is a principal monastic complex within Georgia’s historic David Gareja cave monastery system, known for its ancient rock-hewn cells and religious frescoes.

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Lavra monastery canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave monastery
monastery
access reachable by road from Tbilisi
architecturalType cave architecture
rock-cut architecture
associatedWith Georgian monastic tradition
St. David Gareja NERFINISHED
conservationIssues exposed to natural erosion
fresco deterioration risk
country Georgia
culturalSignificance center of medieval Georgian literary and religious activity
important site of Georgian Christian heritage
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
foundedBy St. David Garejeli NERFINISHED
foundedInPeriod 6th century
hasArtStyle Byzantine-influenced frescoes
medieval Georgian frescoes
hasFeature bell tower
chapels
defensive walls
monastic caves
monastic courtyard
refectory
religious frescoes
rock-hewn cells
hasStructure defensive towers
main church
monks’ cells
storage rooms
hasView semi-desert landscape of eastern Georgia
heritageStatus part of a major medieval Georgian monastic center
locatedIn Kakheti region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Gareja desert slopes NERFINISHED
namedAfter St. David Garejeli NERFINISHED
nearBorderWith Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
partOf David Gareja cave monastery system NERFINISHED
David Gareja monastery complex NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
role principal monastic complex of David Gareja
timeDepth over a millennium of continuous monastic use with interruptions
tourism popular tourist destination in Georgia
usedFor monastic life
pilgrimage
religious worship

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David Gareja monastery complex hasPart Lavra monastery