Tserakvi () is a

Georgian Orthodox The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonl ...

monastic complex in

Kvemo Kartli Kvemo Kartli ( ka, ქვემო ქართლი ) or "Lower Kartli", is a historic province and current administrative region (mkhare) in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is the regional capital. Location Kvemo Kartli is a region ...

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, dating from the 12th-13th century. The monument is located near the eponymous village in the

Marneuli Municipality Marneuli ( ka, მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ) is a municipality in Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its administrative center and main town is Marneuli. Location Marneuli Municipality is s ...

, flanked by the river. The complex includes the churches of the

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and of

St. George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

as well as a bell tower, a wine cellar, and fragments of a defensive wall. The church of the Assumption is a three-nave hall church and contains a wall inscription from the 15th century. The Tserakvi monastery gallery
Grigol Robakidze University.

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Georgian Orthodox monasteries Buildings and structures in Kvemo Kartli {{Orthodox-monastery-stub