Martvili

A Byzantine/Georgian style chapel built by the Chicovani family in c. 14th century. Part of medieval Eastern Orthodox Monastery of Martvili

Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in the historic province of Megrelia of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Megrelia's clerical center in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after the Old Bolshevik Sasha Gegechkori.

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  The Martvili monastery.

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  Inside the main church of Martvili

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  Cupola with damaged medieval frescoes

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External links

• Martvili Monastery, information about the rich history of the monasterial complex and role it played in the cultural and educational development of the country of Georgia.