Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia

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Bodbe Monastery in Kakheti, Georgia is a major Georgian Orthodox pilgrimage site renowned as the burial place of Saint Nino, the evangelizer of Georgia.

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Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox monastery
pilgrimage site
affiliation Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
associatedWith King Mirian III of Iberia NERFINISHED
Queen Nana of Iberia NERFINISHED
evangelization of Georgia
burialPlaceOf Saint Nino NERFINISHED
country Georgia
dedicatedTo Saint Nino NERFINISHED
denomination Eastern Orthodox NERFINISHED
distanceFrom about 2 km from Sighnaghi
foundedInCentury 9th century
governingBody Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
hasChapel basilica of Saint Nino NERFINISHED
hasFeature courtyard
frescoed interiors
iconostasis
panoramic terrace
hasFunction convent
nunnery
hasGarden monastery gardens
hasRelic relics of Saint Nino NERFINISHED
tomb of Saint Nino NERFINISHED
hasStructure bell tower
enclosing wall
monastic cells
three-nave basilica
hasViewOf Greater Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia NERFINISHED
liturgicalLanguage Georgian
locatedIn Kakheti NERFINISHED
eastern Georgia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Sighnaghi NERFINISHED
locatedOn hillside above the Alazani Valley
material stone
nearbyHolySite Saint Nino’s Spring at Bodbe NERFINISHED
overlooks Alazani Valley NERFINISHED
pilgrimageFocus veneration of Saint Nino
rebuiltInCentury 17th century
19th century
religion Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
roofType tiled gabled roof
significance one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Georgia
tourismType cultural tourism destination
religious tourism destination
traditionAssociatedWith Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) NERFINISHED
usedAs episcopal see in medieval period

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Saint Nino locatedIn Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia