Sapara Monastery in the vicinity of the village of Greli, Akhaltsikhe. The time of the monastery's construction is the 10th century.
In the vicinity of the village of Greli there is an architectural complex, which is commonly called the Sapara Monastery. The attraction of Georgia has a rich history, which can be partly traced by the buildings that are on the territory of the monastery.
In the eastern edge of Georgia – Akhaltsikhe, the medieval Sapara Church is located, it is located on a mountain slope near the village of Greli. Towering 1300 meters above sea level, the temple offers visitors a view of the most beautiful places in Georgia. Previously, the monastery was the Yakeli family estate, but later the building came under the leadership of the local government. The building dates back to the 10th century and is made of handmade stone and brick.
Sapara is a whole architectural ensemble, it includes the central castle of Sapara, the domed church of St. Saba and the Church of St. George, several chapels dedicated to the baptists of the Georgian land and a bell tower.
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History
Sights of Georgia They have a century–old history, the Sapara Monastery is the intersection of many epochs, the ancient roots of the country that have preserved traditions and customs are traced here.
When in the 13th century, or rather, at the end of the century, the Mongol army attacked the territory of Georgia, a new time began for the Sapara monastery, because the territory of Samtsikhe, to which the monastery belonged, was separate from the rest of Georgia. When the Mongol army invaded, the family that ruled Samtsikhe fully recognized the power of the Mongol horde. The Jakeli family moved to the Sapara Monastery and made it their family residence, and after that it became the ancestral tomb. Dzhakeli is an ancient Georgian family, he inhabited the territory of the monastery from the 13th– 14th century, there are many things related to their family here. If you are interested in the history of Georgia and the mighty clans that made it what it is today, then you definitely have something to see in Georgia.
In the period of the 16th-17th centuries, Turkish troops entered the expanses of Samtskhe, the inhabitants of Sapara left the monastery, and all valuables, paintings, books and religious objects were taken with them and hidden in a safe place. Later, part of the treasure was found in the settlement of Ardeti in the municipality of Kartli, and the other part in Imereti, where the icon of Saint Saba is located.
According to historical sources, life in the monastery in the 18th century was maintained only thanks to the ascetic monk George. Scientists learned about this from handwritten material found in the Tmogvi fortress, the source dates back to 1773.
After the death of a lonely monk, the monastery was completely abandoned, and without proper care, its walls collapsed. Only in the 19th century the building was restored, and the worship and monks came here in the middle of the 19th century, they professed the Georgian Orthodox faith. In 1893, the territory of the monastery was transferred to the Russian Church and worked until the beginning of the 1917 revolution and the USSR.
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