Lavra monastery

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Lavra Monastery is a principal monastic complex within Georgia’s historic David Gareja cave monastery system, known for its ancient rock-hewn cells and religious frescoes.

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Lavra monastery canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave monastery ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
access reachable by road from Tbilisi ⓘ
architecturalType cave architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Georgian monastic tradition ⓘ
St. David Gareja ⓘ
conservationIssues exposed to natural erosion ⓘ
fresco deterioration risk ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
culturalSignificance center of medieval Georgian literary and religious activity ⓘ
important site of Georgian Christian heritage ⓘ
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
foundedBy St. David Garejeli ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 6th century ⓘ
hasArtStyle Byzantine-influenced frescoes ⓘ
medieval Georgian frescoes ⓘ
hasFeature bell tower ⓘ
chapels ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
monastic caves ⓘ
monastic courtyard ⓘ
refectory ⓘ
religious frescoes ⓘ
rock-hewn cells ⓘ
hasStructure defensive towers ⓘ
main church ⓘ
monks’ cells ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
hasView semi-desert landscape of eastern Georgia ⓘ
heritageStatus part of a major medieval Georgian monastic center ⓘ
locatedIn Kakheti region ⓘ
linked to: Kakheti
locatedOn Gareja desert slopes ⓘ
linked to: Gareja semi-desert
namedAfter St. David Garejeli ⓘ
nearBorderWith Azerbaijan ⓘ
partOf David Gareja cave monastery system ⓘ
David Gareja monastery complex ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
role principal monastic complex of David Gareja ⓘ
timeDepth over a millennium of continuous monastic use with interruptions ⓘ
tourism popular tourist destination in Georgia ⓘ
usedFor monastic life ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ

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David Gareja monastery complex → hasPart → Lavra monastery ⓘ
Udabno monastery → locatedNear → Lavra monastery ⓘ