The village of Kveseti is located in the west of Tbilisi. It is here that you can get acquainted with the landmark of Georgia, the Betania monastery of the 12th century.
The Betania Monastery is located in the village of Kvesheti. Built in the 12th century, it has been in disrepair for a long time. In the 19th century, Prince Grigory Gagarin discovered unique frescoes on the walls of the Bethany Monastery. Since then, its revival has begun
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Bethany is an unusually beautiful ancient Georgian monastery. It was erected approximately in the 12th-13th centuries. Location: Kveseti village, western surroundings of Tbilisi, Didgori district, right bank of the Vere River.
To this day, scientists are arguing about the exact time of the construction of the structure, however, there is evidence that by the 12th century there was already a family crypt on the territory of Bethany of the powerful princes Orbeli, who owned the lands in Kvemo Kartli.
The building is decorated with a large number of frescoes with portraits of people from the Orbeli family, and it is also in this place that you can see one of the four frescoes in the world depicting Queen Tamara, who had a striking resemblance to the queen of the "golden age of Georgian history".
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In the Middle Ages, this cultural heritage was abandoned and plunged into oblivion day after day. Until about the middle of the 19th century, the building was in disrepair, until it was unexpectedly discovered by Prince Grigory Gagarin, a Russian art critic, amateur artist and architect. It was he who, after the cleaning work in the temple, discovered the priceless wall painting. Thanks to this discovery, the public turned their attention to the architectural monument with rare frescoes, which made it possible to restore it.
Due to its hard-to-reach location, the male Bethany Monastery carried out its activities until the early 1960s. For the same reason, he was spared the fate of most of the religious organizations, which for several years immediately after the Great October Socialist Revolution were everywhere destroyed, ruined, destroyed, and the clergy were shot and exiled to camps. Those difficult years greatly influenced the fate of this landmark of Georgia.
The early 1920s were marked by the appearance of 2 monks in the monastery - John and George, who lived there until their death. They got a small farm – a vegetable garden, a garden, built a cowshed, started an apiary and also rebuilt a mill in 1936. Local residents willingly helped novices in household chores, and during the Great Patriotic War, the clergy gave food and spiritual support to the suffering.
Nowadays, there is a holy spring with healing water not far from the monastery. And from the site on which the old cross was erected, an incredible view of the capital of this amazing country opens.
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