The church belongs to a Catholic community. The name Naohrebi comes from a Georgian root meaning a deserted, abandoned place: this is what such plots are called where former life has faded, and a church on that ground reads with particular force.
Vale is a small town right by the Turkish border that grew up around coal mining. The Catholic community here is old: the border villages of Samtskhe-Javakheti keep a rite inherited from their ancestors and see nothing unusual in it.
The parish is active and mass follows its own order. Dress soberly and keep silence during the service. The church has no fixed hours, and the time of a visit is easier to check with local people.
💡 Tip
- A working Catholic parish at Naohrebi
- The town of Vale by the Turkish border, Akhaltsikhe Municipality
- Naohrebi means an abandoned, deserted place
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark: the town of Vale south-west of Akhaltsikhe; the church stands in the outlying district
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