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	KUTAISI - Gelati Monastery
		The Gelati Monastery, once a major centre of enlightenment in Georgia for many long centuries, was a repository of many outstanding monuments of art, and still is even today.
		The third chronological layer of the Gelati murals is represented by surviving fragments in the south chapel.
		In Gelati a casing was made for it, the central part being of gold, and the lateral wings of silver gilt.
	kutaisidotorg.tripod.com /gelatitour.htm (861 words)

	Georgian Holidays » Sites to Visit » Gelati
		The Gelati Monastery, a wonderful monumental specimen of Georgian architecture is situated eleven kilometers to the east of Kutaisi in a picturesque ravine of the Tskaltsitela River.
		To the west of the Main and St. Nicolas' churches rise the walls of the Gelati Academy founded by the King David the Builder in the 12th century.
		The Gelati Monastery was founded at the beginning of the 12th century, during the period of most significant historical events in Georgia.
	www.georgianholidays.com /sites-gelati.php (697 words)

	UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Religious Interest
		Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996, 2000) - Byzantine monasteries
		Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (2000) - monastery, churches and tombs
		Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)
	www.sacred-destinations.com /sacred-sites/unesco.htm (1937 words)

	Gelati Monastery by Levan Urushadze - Wikinfo
		The Monastery of the Virgin - Gelati near Kutaisi (Imereti region of Western Georgia) was founded by the King of Georgia David IV the Builder (1089-1125) in 1106.
		The Gelati Monastery has preserved a great number of murals and manuscripts dating back to the 12th-17th centuries.
		In Gelati is buried one of the greatest Georgian Kings David IV the Builder (Davit Agmashenebeli in Georgian).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.phtml?title=Gelati_Monastery_by_Levan_Urushadze (253 words)

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		According to the Georgian Chronicle, Kartlis Cxovreba, the Gelati Monastery, near Kutaisi in western Georgia, was founded in 1106 by the Georgian king David the Aghmashenebeli.
		The main building of the monastery is the Cathedral which is devoted to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin.
		A second layer of frescoes was painted in the 16th century during the reigns of the Imeretian kings Bagrat III (1510-1565) and Giorgi II (1565-1586).
	rustaveli.tripod.com /gelati (290 words)

	monastery tagged map - Tagzania
		Tradition says that the monastery was founded in the second half of the 12th century by Euthymios, supposedly a disciple of St Athanasios.
		The monastery of Xenophontos was probably established in the tenth century.
		The monastery of Iveron is situated above a picturesque inlet on the north-eastern side of the peninsula, close to the site of the earlier lavra of St Clement.
	www.tagzania.com /tag/monastery (659 words)

	Gelati Monastery at AllExperts
		The Monastery of the Virgin - Gelati near Kutaisi (Imereti region of Western Georgia) was founded by the King of Georgia David the Builder (1089-1125) in 1106.
		The Gelati Monastery has preserved a great number of murals and manuscripts dating back to the 12th-17th centuries.
		In Gelati is buried one of the greatest Georgian Kings David the Builder (Davit Agmashenebeli in Georgian).In 1994, Gelaty Monastery was recognized by UNESCO as world heritage site.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ge/gelati_monastery.htm (275 words)

	900th anniversary of the construction of the Gelati Monastery architectural complex and cultural centre: UNESCO
		Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994 for their outstanding universal value.
		Gelati Monastery, whose main buildings were erected between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries, is a well preserved complex with wonderful mosaics and wall paintings.
		The activities planned to celebrate the 900th anniversary of Gelati Monastery will help raise awareness of the importance to Georgia of heritage sites of this kind, thus paving the way for future efforts to safeguard World Heritage properties.
	portal.unesco.org /en/ev.php-URL_ID=31124&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html (156 words)

	Georgian Art. Past and Present (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gelati Tondo (silver, gilt silver) was created in the 11th century.
		Gelati mosaic with image of the Archangel was created in the 12th century.
		At the time of the Turkish Seljuk invasion the relic was moved to Gelati Monastery.
	geoart.iatp.org.ge /meotkheeng.html (1179 words)

	FOR MEDIA: GEORGIA & USA VISIT (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The characteristic trait for the art of this period is a congruent harmony between the wall-painting and the spatial division of the temple interior.
		Christianity was declared a state religion in the 4th century; after that, it was churches and monasteries that preserved the best examples of the Georgian goldsmithery which were created between the end of the 10th and the end of the 13th century.
		In the 12th century, the triptych was moved from Khakhuli to the Gelati Monastery where its silver ornament was replaced with the golden one and the icon was decorated with jewels and cloisonné enamel medallions.
	www.georgiawelcomesusa.com /arts.htm (2774 words)

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		It was in the Gelati monastery that the iconostasis of Khakhuli was carved in gold.
		The Gelati monastery, ruined by an enemy, was rebuilt by the King of Imereti Bagrat III.
		According to Georgian scholars, Tamar was buried in one of Gelati’s niches.
	www.magtigsm.com /magazine/2000-3/2000-3-9.html (1136 words)

	Tamar of Georgia at AllExperts
		Tamar as depicted on a mural from Vardzia monastery
		Tamar's portrait from a mural in the Kintsvisi Monastery
		Tamar’s frescos are preserved in the Monasteries of Gelati, Vardzia, Betania and Kintsvisi.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/ta/tamar_of_georgia.htm (1084 words)

	The Georgian Times on the Web: Comprehensive news site, daily international, national and local news coverage , ...
		The Gelati Monastery of the Holy Virgin, whose main buildings were erected between the 12th and 17th centuries, captivates visitors with its wonderful mosaics and wall paintings and symbolizes the Golden Age of Georgian history.
		The Gelati Monastery has a great number of mural paintings and manuscripts dating back to the 12th-17th centuries, most popular of which is the fresco of David the Builder with a model of the monastery in his left hand.
		The famous Gelati mosaic depicting Holy Virgin with the baby Jesus, accompanied by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, demonstrates the professionalism and refined taste of the painter as well as a high level of Georgian mural paintings.
	www.geotimes.ge /index.php?m=home&newsid=139 (944 words)

	Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The construction of Bagrati Cathedral, named after Bagrat III, the first king of united Georgia, started at the end of the 10th century and was completed in the early years of the 11th century.
		The Gelati Monastery, whose main buildings were erected between the 12th and 17th centuries, is a well-preserved complex, with wonderful mosaics and wall paintings.
		The cathedral and monastery represent the flowering of medieval architecture in Georgia.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/710 (111 words)

	K'alak'i K'ut'aisi Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Gelati monastery is 11 km north-east of central Kutaisi.
		The monastery complex of Gelati dates back from 1106, when the first church and religious academy was constructed by King David the Builder, whose aim was to create a place of worship, study and knowledge second only to Jerusalem.
		Motsameta monastery is 6 km north-east of central Kutaisi, on a derivation from the road to Gelati.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Georgia/Kalaki_Kutaisi/Things_To_Do-Kalaki_Kutaisi-BR-1.html (946 words)

	Churches (X-XIII centuries)
		In addition to the large temple there have been preserved several churches and ruins of the Academy, where in the XII century lived and worked outstanding Georgian philosopher and thinker Ioann Petritsi.
		In the Gelati Monastery king David created the Academy - Scientific-Educational Centre, where all famous Georgian figures were collected.
		The Gelati Monastery as a whole represents a genuine treasure house of medieval art.
	www.architecture.ge /churches/X-XIII.html (249 words)

	ipedia.com: Gelati Monastery Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Monastery of the Virgin - Gelati near Kutaisi was founded by the King of Georgia David the Builder in 1106.
		The Gelati Monastery for a long time remained one of the main cultural and enlightening...
		In Gelati is buried one of the greatest Georgian Kings David the Builder (Davit Agmashenebeli in Georgian).
	www.ipedia.com /gelati_monastery.html (243 words)

	Armazi Project: Gelati Academy of Sciences: The Gelati Monastery
		According to the Georgian Chronicle, Kartlis Cxovreba, the Gelati Monastery which is situated a few kilometers outside the city of Kutaisi in West Georgia was founded in 1106 A.D. by the Georgian king David the Builder.
		The main building of the monastery is the Cathedral which is devoted to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin — the monastery itself is named after this event (gelat-i < genat-i < Greek γενέϑλιος "pertaining to birth")*.
		The most striking piece belonging to this layer is the fresco exhibiting the donators which is visible on the northern wall of the inner church.
	titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de /armazi/gelati/gelati.htm (941 words)

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		The Gelati Monastery, the greatest cultural centre of medieval times, lies 11 km north-east of Kutaisi, in the valley of the Tskaltsitela.
		In the monastery’s main vestibule is David the Builder’s tomb.
		Richly illuminated ancient Georgian manuscripts and masterpieces of chased and embossed work used to be at the Gelati Monastery.
	aia.iatp.org.ge /Eng/Monuments/Gelati%201.htm (569 words)

	highlights of georgia
		Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (11th c.) and Jvari Monastery (6th c.) are among the finest architectural monuments in Georgia.
		The nearby Gelati Monastery was founded in the 12th century by Georgia’s most famous king, David the Builder (1073 – 1125 AD).
		A high level of development was attained by various branches of art: fresco-painting, iconography, miniature decoration of manuscripts, chasing on gold and silver, enameling, etc. Two major forms of ecclesiastical building developed in Georgia since the 4th century: the central domed structure and basilica.
	www.georgica.caucasus.net /geohighlights.htm (2446 words)

	Sacred Sites of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Situated on a wooded hill 11 kilometers northeast of Kutaisi, the beautiful monastery and academy of Gelati was founded by King David the Builder in 1106.
		Outside the church, to the southwest, is a sacred spring that is known to have been a pagan holy place before the arrival of Christianity.
		Gelati was ravaged by the Ottoman Turks in 1510 and further damaged by the Lezghians in 1579 but King Bagrat III subsequently restored the church and monastery.
	www.sacredsites.com /europe/georgia/georgia.htm (648 words)

	Monuments of Ancient Georgia
		Gelati Monastery, situated 12 kn from the city of Kutaisi, used to be the largest centre of philosophy and education in medieval Georgia.
		It was built by king David the Builder, the founder of the powerful united feudal state of Georgia.
		The tower - or the "pillar" - opposite the east facade of the church, bears an inscription in Georgian on its south wall and dates the monastery and the tower itself as built in 1141.
	www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de /~ci4/georgien/eklesiebi/mon2.htm (744 words)

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		Gelati was not only a monastery, but a scientific and educational centre as well.
		Gelati Monastery has been in continuous use since its construction, so it inevitably contains certain elements introduced before the modern philosophy of conservation was formulated.
		However, the authenticity of monument is preserved. Gelati Monastery4.2.2The authenticity of the Monastery is generally preserved, although the local clergy have wilfully intervened in some functional components and painting faces.
	georgia.comnat.unesco.org /upload/documents/doc_289.doc (3334 words)

	MEI: Letter from Kutaisi
		The monastery is the site of the grave of King David the Builder, who ruled Georgia in the 12th Century.
		Towards the end of his life he became increasingly religious and to demonstrate his humbleness, he asked that he be buried in the floor of the entrance hall of the monastery so that all visitors would walk over his grave.
		The Gelati monastery was where Saakshvili chose to be inaugurated.
	meionline.com /backcover/312.shtml (776 words)

	UNESCO World Heritage sites - List of those visited by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
		Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas, and Nea Moni of Chios
		Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon
	www.galenfrysinger.com /world_heritage.htm (514 words)

	UNESCO World Heritage List
		2000 The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
		1983 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem, Lisbon
		1989 Alcobaca Monastery with the tombs of Ines de Castro and King Dom Pedro
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/world.heritage.html (1989 words)

	September 1, 2004 - Ambassador Miles Is Guest Of Patriarch At Gelati Monastery
		On September 1, 2004, Ambassador Richard Miles and Speaker of Georgian Parliament Nino Burjanadze were guests of the Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second at Gelati Monastery near Kutaisi.
		The project was a diagnostic study and plan for the first stage of restoration on the Gelati frescos.
		Many of the Gelati frescos are badly damaged due to the environment and microbiological conditions.
	georgia.usembassy.gov /events/2004/event20040901gelati.htm (412 words)

	Crosses & Mountains: Kutaisi: Frescoes, Frescoes, Frescoes
		I woke up early and got a taxi to explore the monasteries to the northeast of Kutaisi.
		Gelati, built by King David the Builder in the 12th C., has the most amazing Orthodox frescoes I have seen anywhere.
		To the other corner of the monastery complex was the South Gate, where I walked on the tomb of King David himself...
	weecheng.com /europe/caucasus/ge/kutaisi/kutaisi.htm (494 words)

	Armazi Project: Gelati Academy of Sciences: The Iron Gate of Gandzak
		The holy king David passed away in the year 1125, on Saturday, January 24th, and he was buried under the gate of the southern entrance of the monastery of Gaenati.
		The complete vita of the holy king David, which had been found in the monastery of Gaenati, unfortunately got lost in the days of Davit C̣ereteli, the Metropolit of Kutaisi, by his unawareness.
		It is clear that the quatrain Sabinin produces differs to such an extent from the grave inscription we do find in Gelati that it cannot be based on proper reading as the author claims.
	armazi.uni-frankfurt.de /gelati/dmsas/dmsassab.htm (1282 words)

	Bagrat III of Georgia Information
		Bagrat was born in about 960 to Gurgen, a Bagratid prince from Kartli, and his wife, Gurandukht, who was a daughter of the late Abkhazian king George II.
		Not only did he encourage learning and patronize the fine arts, but he built several churches and monasteries throughout his kingdom with the "Bagrati Cathedral" at Kutaisi, Bedia Monastery in Abkhazia, and Nikortsminda Cathedral in Racha being the most important.
		Bagrat III died in 1014 in the Panaskerti Castle in Tao.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Bagrat_III_of_Georgia (1219 words)

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