Jvari (monastery)
The monastery Jvari ( Georgia ჯვარი, ჯვრის მონასტერი , Dschwris monasteri ), also written Jvari is a Georgian Orthodox monastery of the 6th century near Mtskheta , the ancient capital of Georgia . The name is translated as Kreuzkloster . 1996 Jvari was along with other monuments of Mtskheta in the World Heritage list of UNESCO included.
history
According to tradition, St. Nino , who is said to have brought Christianity to Georgia, had a cross erected on the site of the monastery today in the 4th century.
A first smaller church was built in 545 under the ruling prince Guaram I. Kuropalat . This church is now only preserved as a ruin north of today's church. Under Guaram's successors, Stefanos I and Adarnase I Patrikios , today's larger, adjacent church was built between 586 and 605. This church is 25 m high, 20.2 m long and 16.5 m wide. Due to its exposed location high above the city of Mtskheta at the confluence of the two rivers Aragwi and Kura (Mtkvari), it is visible from afar. Jvari served as a model church for many other churches in the region.
entrance
relief
Inside (crosses modern)
Cross and dome
View from a distance
View from Jvari on Mtskheta
literature
- Marlies Kriegenherdt: Georgia . Reise Know-how-Verlag Bielefeld, 1st edition 2008, ISBN 9783831716814
- Thea Kvastiani, Vadim Spolanski, Andreas Sternfeldt: Discovering Georgia , Trescher Verlag, 2nd edition, 2007, ISBN 3928409859
- Tessa Hofmann , Margarita Woskanjan: Armenia and Georgia. Between Ararat and the Caucasus. An EXpress travel guide. Mundo Verlag, Cologne, 1990, ISBN 3873220016
Web links
- Page about Jvari (Mzcheta) of the Art History Institute in Florence of the Max Planck Society
- Site on Monuments in Georgia
- Mari Mtschedlidze Jvari
- UNESCO website
- Georgian Parliament website
Coordinates: 41 ° 50 ′ 19 ″ N , 44 ° 44 ′ 2 ″ E