Ikalto
Ikalto may refer to: * Ikalto Monastery * Academy of Ikalto {{Short pages monitor ...
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Ikalto Monastery
Iqalto ( ka, იყალთო) is a village about 10 km west of the town Telavi in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. It is mostly known for its monastery complex and the Ikalto Academy. The Ikalto monastery was founded by Saint Zenon, one of the 13 Assyrian Fathers, in the late 6th century. It was known as one of the most significant cultural-scholastic centres of Georgia. An academy was founded at the monastery during king David the Builder by Arsen Ikaltoeli (''Ikaltoeli'' meaning ''from Ikalto''), and advisor to David IV, in 1106.Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia by Donald Rayfield The Academy of Ikalto trained its students in theology, rhetoric, astronomy, philosophy, geography, geometry, arithmetic, music, grammar, chanting but also more practical skills such as pottery making, metal work, viticulture and wine making and pharmacology. According to a legend the famous 12th century Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli studied there. There are three churches on the m ...
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