The “Sinai” of Georgia or Twelve Hermitages of Klarjeti
Journal Title: Pro Georgia. Journal of Kartvelological Studies - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 26
Abstract
In the medieval centuries, the Klarjeti monasteries were frequently referred to as the glorious “twelve hermitages” of Klarjeti; they are: Opiza, Khandzta, Shatberdi, Midznadzori, Tskarostavi, Baretelta, Mere, Daba, Parekhi, Berta, Jmerki, and Doliskana. Some of them are well-known; locations of others are arguable, and they are to be traced and their exact localization is necessary. Of the twelve hermitages of Klarjeti, ten monasteries have already been exactly localized (Opiza, Khandzta, Shatberdi, Midznadzori, Tskarostavi, Daba, Parekhi, Berta, Jmerki, and Doliskana) and the localizations of only two of them (Baretelta and Mere) are doubtful. In the middle ages, the term “twelve hermitages” was a common phrase in no way referring to any kind of an administrative entity. The Opiza monastery was, of course, was particularly honored but that did not imply that its abbot stood higher than others. “The twelve hermitages” of Klarjeti are to be explored in the future. None of these monuments have been studied archeologically. Despite of the fact that gold prospectors, that is, followers of black archeology, commit great crimes, multilateral excavations can open a new page in the history of monasteries of Klarjeti
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Jaba Samushia
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