#jvarimonastery

Jvari Monastery and view of Mtskheta ( Georgia ) 

Jvari Monastery is a sixth century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Along with other historic structures of Mtskheta, it is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Source: Wikipedia #mtskheta #jvarimonastery #georgia #shotiniphone #unescoworldheritage #orthodoxchurch #unesco #iphonephotography #postcardphoto #landscapephotography #landscape (at Mtskheta, Jvari Cathedral, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXNFfSgbat/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m6s7q3o0oj6p

Good morning ☀️ Lost to the past 🇬🇪⛰⛪️#jvari#jvarimonastery#mtskheta#tbilisi#georgia#monastery#caucasus#eurasia#hmdream#journeyismylife#travel#winter#backpacker#photography#photographer#history#旅游#旅游是我的生命#格鲁吉亚#第比利斯#jvrismonasteri #جورجيا#تبيليسى# (at Mtskheta Jvris Monastery)

2/2 Jvari Monastery; The cross was reportedly able to work miracles and therefore drew pilgrims from all over the Caucasus. A small church was erected over the remnants of the wooden cross in c.545 named the "Small Church of Jvari". The present building, or "Great Church of Jvari", is generally held to have been built between 590 amd 605 by Erismtavari Stepanoz I. #JvariMonastery #georgiahistory #georgiadiaries #msyogsctravelstogeorgia #revitalized2017 (at Jvari Monastery Church In Mtskheta)

1/2 Jvari Monastery; is a sixth century Georgian Orthodox monastery. It stands on the rocky mountaintop at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers overlooking the town of Mtshkheta. According to traditional accounts, on this location in the early 4th century Saint Nino, a female evangelist credited with converting King Mirian III of Iberia to Christianity, erected a large wooden cross on the site of a pagan temple. #JvariMonastery #georgiahistory #georgiadiaries #msyogsctravelstogeorgia #revitalized2017 (at Jvari Monastery Church In Mtskheta)