Kwatachewi
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Kwatachewi or Kwabtachewi ( Georgian ქვათახევი, ქვაბთახევი ) is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Georgian Inner Carthage Region , in the municipality of Kaspi , 7 kilometers from the village of Kawtishevi.
Kwatachewi Monastery dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries and is similar to the Betania , Pitareti and Timotesubani monasteries in its architectural form and decor, which denotes a modern canon of a Georgian domed church. The plan of the main church is almost square. The dome rests on two free-standing columns and on two other columns connected to the altar. In the interior, the dome is located above the intersection of the arms of the rectangular cross.
The building has two portals, one in the south and one in the west. The facades are covered with finely hewn, white square stones. The walls of the church are richly decorated, especially around the windows and around the base of the dome. The east facade is adorned with a large ornate cross.
Historically, Kwatachewi was also a literary center of Georgia , where several manuscripts were copied. The monastery was severely damaged during Timur Lenk's invasions of Georgia in the 14th century, but was later repaired in 1854 under the auspices of Prince Ivan Tarchan-Mourawi.
literature
- Nodar Sh. Dzhanberidze (1965): Architectural Monuments in Georgia . S. 16. Literatura da Khelovneba.
- Sch. Sagharadze, L. Menabde: Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia . Volume 10, p. 506, Tbilisi, 1986.
