Dodo’s Rka monastery
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Dodo’s Rka monastery is a remote cliffside monastic complex in eastern Georgia, forming one of the oldest and most secluded parts of the larger David Gareja cave monastery system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chichkhituri monastery | 1 |
| Dodo’s Rka monastery canonical | 1 |
| Tsamebuli monastery | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cave monastery
ⓘ
monastery ⓘ rock-hewn monastery ⓘ |
| ageRanking | one of the oldest parts of the David Gareja complex ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
cave churches
ⓘ
chapels ⓘ monastic dwellings ⓘ rock-cut cells ⓘ |
| artStyle | medieval Georgian Christian art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saint David Garejeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
difficult access
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ secluded monastic life ⓘ |
| conservationIssue | exposed to weathering ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | vulnerable to natural erosion ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site of Georgian Christian heritage ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Dodo of Gareja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| function |
hermitage
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cave church
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ hermit cells ⓘ refectory ⓘ |
| heritageType | medieval Georgian monastic complex ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early medieval Georgia ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Georgian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kakheti region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | cliffside ⓘ |
| material | sandstone rock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Dodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Georgia–Azerbaijan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
David Gareja cave monastery system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Gareja monastery complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Gareja desert cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | northeastern sector of David Gareja complex ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seclusionRanking | one of the most secluded parts of the David Gareja complex ⓘ |
| tourism |
visited by hikers
ⓘ
visited by pilgrims ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
ascetic practice ⓘ religious contemplation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chichkhituri monastery
this entity surface form:
Tsamebuli monastery