Dodo’s Rka monastery

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Dodo’s Rka monastery is a remote cliffside monastic complex in eastern Georgia, forming one of the oldest and most secluded parts of the larger David Gareja cave monastery system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave monastery ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
rock-hewn monastery ⓘ
ageRanking one of the oldest parts of the David Gareja complex ⓘ
architecturalFeature cave churches ⓘ
chapels ⓘ
monastic dwellings ⓘ
rock-cut cells ⓘ
artStyle medieval Georgian Christian art ⓘ
associatedWith Saint David Garejeli ⓘ
characteristic difficult access ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
secluded monastic life ⓘ
conservationIssue exposed to weathering ⓘ
conservationStatus vulnerable to natural erosion ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site of Georgian Christian heritage ⓘ
foundedBy Saint Dodo of Gareja ⓘ
foundingCentury 6th century ⓘ
function hermitage ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ
hasPart cave church ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
hermit cells ⓘ
refectory ⓘ
heritageType medieval Georgian monastic complex ⓘ
historicalPeriod early medieval Georgia ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Georgian ⓘ
locatedIn Kakheti region ⓘ
linked to: Kakheti

eastern Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Georgia
locatedOn cliffside ⓘ
material sandstone rock ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Dodo ⓘ
near Georgia–Azerbaijan border ⓘ
partOf David Gareja cave monastery system ⓘ
David Gareja monastery complex ⓘ
Gareja desert cultural landscape ⓘ
relativeLocation northeastern sector of David Gareja complex ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
seclusionRanking one of the most secluded parts of the David Gareja complex ⓘ
tourism visited by hikers ⓘ
visited by pilgrims ⓘ
usedFor Christian worship ⓘ
ascetic practice ⓘ
religious contemplation ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

David Gareja monastery complex → hasPart → Dodo’s Rka monastery ⓘ
David Gareja monastery complex → hasPart → Chichkhituri monastery ⓘ
linked to: Dodo’s Rka monastery
David Gareja monastery complex → hasPart → Tsamebuli monastery ⓘ
linked to: Dodo’s Rka monastery