Gelati Monastery Georgia
Gelati (Georgian გელათი) is a monastery complex in the west of Georgia, not far from the city of Kutaissi. The monastery is one of the most important works of Georgian art and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most important kings and queens of Georgia, including Dawit the Builder, Queen Rusudan and King Bagrat, are buried in Gelati. The monastery also has an important collection of manuscripts from the 12th to 17th centuries. Besides the monasteries Opitsa and Tbeti in today's northeast of Turkey, Gelati possessed the most famous Georgian workshop for gold and silversmith's art in the 12th century.
Until the 16th century Gelati was only a monastery, then from 1529 to 1820 a bishop's seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church (Catholic of Abkhazia). The archbishop of Gelati was called Genateli. The cathedral is dedicated to Mary (Mother of Jesus).
The Gelati Academy, which belongs to the monastery, was founded in 1106 by Dawit the Builder (King from 1089 to 1125), following the model of the Constantinople Academy. Important scholars such as Ioann Petritsi and Arsen Ikaltoeli worked here.
Until the 16th century Gelati was only a monastery, then from 1529 to 1820 a bishop's seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church (Catholic of Abkhazia). The archbishop of Gelati was called Genateli. The cathedral is dedicated to Mary (Mother of Jesus).
The Gelati Academy, which belongs to the monastery, was founded in 1106 by Dawit the Builder (King from 1089 to 1125), following the model of the Constantinople Academy. Important scholars such as Ioann Petritsi and Arsen Ikaltoeli worked here.
more information about me and my work you can find on my homepage or on Adobe myportfolio
