Samtavro Monastery

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Samtavro Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in the ancient town of Mtskheta, renowned for its medieval architecture and religious significance.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox monastery ⓘ
monastic complex ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian medieval architecture ⓘ
architecturalType cross-in-square church ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Iberia ⓘ
Saint Nino ⓘ
burialPlaceOf King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Queen Nana of Iberia ⓘ
cityStatusContext Mtskheta is an ancient capital of the Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mtskheta
country Georgia ⓘ
currentUse active monastery ⓘ
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
foundedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
function monastic community ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasFeature domed church structure ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
hasPart Samtavro Transfiguration Church ⓘ
linked to: Samtavro Monastery

bell tower ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ
monastic buildings ⓘ
heritageDesignation national cultural monument of Georgia ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Monuments of Mtskheta" ⓘ
knownFor burial place of Georgian royalty ⓘ
medieval Georgian ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
religious significance in Georgian Christianity ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Georgian ⓘ
linked to: Georgian language
locatedIn Eastern Georgia ⓘ
Mtskheta ⓘ
Mtskheta-Mtianeti region ⓘ
linked to: Mtskheta-Mtianeti
locatedNear Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ⓘ
confluence of the Aragvi and Kura (Mtkvari) rivers ⓘ
majorReconstructionBy King George I of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: George I of Georgia
material stone ⓘ
originalConstructionDateApprox 4th century ⓘ
rebuiltInCentury 11th century ⓘ
regionHistoricName Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iberia
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
roofType tiled gabled roof ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Mtskheta ⓘ
traditionHoldsThat site of early Christian church built by King Mirian III ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994 ⓘ
usedFor Orthodox liturgical services ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti → hasHistoricSite → Samtavro Monastery ⓘ
Eastern Georgia → containsCulturalSite → Mtskheta historical monuments ⓘ
linked to: Samtavro Monastery
Jvari Monastery → nearbyWorldHeritageSites → Samtavro Monastery ⓘ
Mtskheta → contains → Samtavro Monastery ⓘ
Samtavro Monastery → hasPart → Samtavro Transfiguration Church ⓘ
linked to: Samtavro Monastery
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta → contains → Samtavro Monastery ⓘ
Mirian III of Iberia → burialPlace → Samtavro Monastery ⓘ