• Jvari Monastery (Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი) is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia.
  • The present building, or "Great Church of Jvari", is generally held to have been built between 590 and 605. It is based on the Jvari inscriptions on its façade.
  • Jvari Monastery is treasured particularly as it was related to the declaration of Christianity as a state religion in Georgia.
  • Jvari Monastery is the most famous monastery in Georgia. You can see it on the road to Tbilisi if you drive from Batumi. ... There are several ways to get to Jvari.
  • Jvari Monastery- VI century church and monastery, located in the east of Mtskheta, at the mouth of the river Mtkvari and Aragvi, on the rocky mountain peak.
  • Jvari Church: Jvari monastery - See 984 traveler reviews, 2,280 candid photos, and great deals for Mtskheta, Georgia, at Tripadvisor.
  • Considered one of the most sacred places in all of Georgia, the Jvari Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery outside the small city of Mtskheta.
  • Jvari Monastery (Region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti). ... A small church was erected over the remnants of the wooden cross in 545 named the “Small Church of Jvari”.