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Mtsvane Monastery
Monument in Georgia
The Chitakhevi church of Saint George (Georgian: ჩითახევის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, romanized: chitakhevis ts'minda giorgis ek'lesia) is a medieval church in Georgia, located in the country's south-central Borjomi valley in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region. It is popularly known as Mtsvane Monastery (მწვანე მონასტერი, mts'vane monast'eri), that is, the Green Monastery.
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The Chitakhevi church of Saint George (Georgian: ჩითახევის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, romanized: chitakhevis ts'minda giorgis ek'lesia) is a medieval church in Georgia, located in the country's south-central Borjomi valley in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region. It is popularly known as Mtsvane Monastery (მწვანე მონასტერი, mts'vane monast'eri), that is, the Green Monastery. Abandoned for more than two hundred years, the monastery was restored to Christian use in 2003. It is a popular site of tourism and pilgrimage. The monastic church and bell-tower are inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.
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