Parekhi
| Parekhi Monastery პარეხის მონასტერი | |
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 Two main churches of the Parekhi Monastery | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Province of Artvin, Northeast Turkey (historic Georgian principality of Klarjeti) |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Monastery, Church |
| Completed | ninth century |
| Specifications | |
Parekhi (Georgian: პარეხი or პარეხთა) is a Georgian medieval Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Klarjeti (modern-day Artvin Province of Turkey).
The monastery is an illustration of the activity of St. Gregory's followers. Founded in 840s as a hermitage, it soon turned into a coenobium. Monastic buildings are sheltered by a horizontal ledge and form an organic whole with the surrounding landscape. Two ninth-century churches, a single-nave structure and a basilica, stand in the middle of the monastery next to each other.[1]
References
- ↑ David Khoshtaria, Past and Present of the Georgian Sinai: A Survey of Architectural History and current State of Monasteries in Klarjeti, p. 78.
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Coordinates: 41°15′07″N 41°59′24″E / 41.25194°N 41.99000°E
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