Mghvimevi monastery

Mghvimevi monastery
მღვიმევის მონასტერი
Mghvimevi church of the Nativity of the Mother of God
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42°17′51″N 43°18′03″E / 42.297364°N 43.300727°E / 42.297364; 43.300727 (Mghvimevi)
LocationMghvimevi, Chiatura Municipality
Imereti, Georgia
TypeMonastery complex

The Mghvimevi monastery (Georgian: მღვიმევის მონასტერი, romanized: mghvimevis monast'eri) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery in the western Georgian region of Imereti, near the town of Chiatura, partly carved into rock. Its main feature is a 13th-century two-nave basilica, dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of God. The complex also includes a small hall church, bell-tower, and a circuit wall. The monastery is a functioning nunnery. It is rich in ornamental architectural sculpture which decorate the exterior of the churches. The Mghvimevi complex is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.[1]

  1. ^ "List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.