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Tserakvi

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Tserakvi

Tserakvi (Georgian: წერაქვი) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Marneuli Municipality of Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, near the eponymous village, dating from the 12th to 13th centuries. The complex includes the churches of the Assumption and of St. George as well as a bell tower, a wine cellar, and f

ragments of a defensive wall. The church of the Assumption is a three-nave hall church and contains a wall inscription from the 15th century. In 2006, it was granted the category of an immovable cultural monument of national importance by the President of Georgia, and now hosts a functioning monastery.

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