Gelati Monastery,Georgia

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Founded by King David IV in 1106 in the west of Georgia, the Monastery of Gelati is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia.The Gelati monastery, one of the largest  Orthodox monasteries, was also a centre of science and education and the Academy it housed was one of the most important centres of culture in ancient Georgia.
Source(Unesco.Org)
Date of Inscription: 1994
Significant modifications to the boundaries : 2017
Ref: 710bis
Russia-2012 The 1150th Anniversary of the City of Izborsk
Russia-2013 Fauna - Wild Goats
Thank you Ekaterina for the beautiful site card and wonderful M/S And stamp.

Historical Monuments of Mtskheta,Georgia.

It is located in the cultural landscape at the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari Rivers, in Central-Eastern Georgia, some 20km northwest of Tbilisi in Mtskheta. The property consists of the Jvari Monastery, the Svetitstkhoveli Cathedral and the Samtavro Monastery.

Mtskheta was the ancient capital of Kartli, the East Georgian Kingdom from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD, and was also the location where Christianity was proclaimed as the official religion of Georgia in 337. To date, it still remains the headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church.Thank you Dasha for the nice card and beautiful stamps.