Nekresi
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 The Nekressi buildings, 2010 |
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| place | Nekressi | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 0 '6.8 " N , 45 ° 46' 4.5" O | |
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Nekresi or Nekressi ( Georgian ნეკრესი ; nɛkʼrɛsɪ ) is a historic Georgian city and today a Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Kakheti region , municipality of Kvareli . It is located near the village of Schilda east of Telavi . The city was founded in the 2nd or 1st century BC. Founded by the Iberian king Parnadschomi . In the 4th century, King Mirdat had a church built in Nekresi , in which one of the thirteen Syrian fathers - Abibos Nekresseli - worked in the 6th century . During this time the Nekresi diocese was founded and existed until the 19th century. The diocese included not only the Kakheti area, but also a small part of Dagestan , Didoeti.
Soon the city of Nekressi became an important place not only in Georgian Iberia , but in all of Eastern Caucasus . From this strategic point the Iberian kings could easily rule the areas of the East Caucasian highlands, therefore these areas could come culturally and politically under the strong influence of Georgia. Nekresi was a center of training. Some monks were also hagiographers.
The Nekressi monastery complex is located on a ridge and consists of several churches and other monastic buildings. The oldest building of the monastery, the small basilica from the 4th century, is also one of the oldest churches in Georgia that still exists today . In the monastery there is still a large basilica from the 7th century, which is an example of a three- church basilica , a separate Georgian type of church. In the 8th century a new church with a dome was built in Nekresi.
The men's monastery is not open to visitors. There is also a two-storey palace for the Bishop of Nekressi in the complex. The palace dates from the 8th / 9th centuries. Century. A tower was built in the monastery in the 16th century.
There is an archaeological excavation site under this name in the plain.
literature
- W. Beridze: Old Georgian Architecture. Tbilisi 1974
- G. Chubinashvili: History of Georgian Art. Volume 1, Tbilisi 1936
