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Holy Lord's Transfiguration Convent | |
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Georgian: ფერისცვალების დედათა მონასტერი | |
![]() Exterior of the convent 2025 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Eastern Orthodox |
Rite | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Urbnisi Street 7, Tbilisi |
Country | Georgia |
Location of the convent in Georgia | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°41′30″N 44°48′46″E / 41.691658°N 44.812739°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1770s |
The Holy Lord's Transfiguration Convent (Georgian: ფერისცვალების დედათა მონასტერი) is a Georgian orthodox monastic complex located in the Avlabari district of Tbilisi, Georgia.
The Queen Darejan's Palace (Georgian: დარეჯან დედოფლის სასახლე), also known as "Sachino" (Georgian: საჩინო), is also located on the complex's ground[1].
History
[edit]The church was built in the 1789 by Queen Darejan, the wife of King Erekle II, dedicated to Saint Irakli (Georgian: წმინდა ირაკლი) and Saint Daria (Georgian: წმინდა დარია)[2] for the use of the family.[3] During the 1795 Battle of Krtsanisi, conducted by the Iranian Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, the complex's buildings were damaged.[3] They were later repaired. In 1803, Queen Darejan was deported to Russia, and the Russian exarch Theophylact acquired the complex, using it as a parish school and for theological seminaries[4]. In the 19th century the church was renovated[5][3]. On October 29, 1824, the Metropolitan Jonah consecrated the church in the name of the Transfiguration of the Savior and founded a monastery under the same name[6].
According to tradition, Saint Alexandre Okropiridze (Georgian: წმინდა ალექსანდრე ოქროპირიძე) was tonsured a monk in this monastery[7]. In the period between 1906 and 1908, he was the Abbot of the monastery[8]. Later, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ambrosius (Georgian: ამბროსი) took on the role[9].
In the monastery, the relics of Saint Razden the First Martyr (Georgian: წმიდა რაჟდენ პირველმოწამე) were preserved until being enshrined in the Sioni Cathedral[10].
During the Soviet Union, the monastery was not functional[11]. In the 1970s, in the complex it was located the 26th District Museum of Commissars[12]. Moreover, the complex was used as a warehouse for some time, and here a theater was also founded, where performances were held until the 90s[13]. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the monastery is under the control of the Georgian Patriarchate[14]. Ilia II established here a convent, where nuns live[15].
The nuns live according to a specific typikon and they perform various religious activities, such as: baking the prosphora, making the candles, helding workshops in embroidery, rug making, felt manufacturing and other needlework[16].
In January 2003, with the blessing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, the House of Charity (Georgian: მოწყალების სახლი) and the Sisters' School of Charity (Georgian: მოწყალების დების სასწავლებელი) were opened in the complex[17]. These institutions serve several purposes: they work as an hospice with four beds for patients who need palliative treatment and specific care; they serve as the training place for the Sisters of Charity (Georgian: მოწყალების დები); free outpatient services are provided to the homeless; they operate a free canteen[18].
Architecture
[edit]The paintings inside the church can be dated to the beginning of the 20th century, and they have not been realised in a Georgian style but rather in a way similar to the Renaissance period[19]. The paintings were produced by an abbot of the monastery, Father Evgeni (Georgian: მამა ევგენი)[20]. Nowadays, the paintings present in the conch and in the altar are realised by another abbot of the monastery, Protopriest Ioseb Vanidze (Georgian: დეკანოზი იოსებ ვანიძე)[21]. The iconostasis, with the icon on the royal doorsdepicting the annunciation, are painted by the artist Vakhtang Khoshtaria (Georgian: ვახტანგ ხოშტარია)[22].
The church is roofed with tiles and an icon of the Transfiguration is placed above the door[23]. On the west side there is a bell tower, and the complex is surrounded by a stone wall[24].
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Exterior of the church
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Interior of the church
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View of the Queen Darejan's Palace and of the Holy Lord's Transfiguration Convent
References
[edit]- ^ "† orthodoxy.ge † თბილისის ტაძრები - ფერისცვალების დედათა მონასტერი". www.orthodoxy.ge. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "† orthodoxy.ge † თბილისის ტაძრები - ფერისცვალების დედათა მონასტერი". www.orthodoxy.ge. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Transfiguration Church". www.georgianholidays.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "† orthodoxy.ge † თბილისის ტაძრები - ფერისცვალების დედათა მონასტერი". www.orthodoxy.ge. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "12 Special Churches in Tbilisi, Georgia You Shouldn't Miss". https://wander-lush.org/. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
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