Gelati (Georgian: გელათის მონასტერი) is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.

[3] It was built to celebrate the Orthodox Christian faith in Georgia;[4] some murals found inside the Gelati Monastery church date back to the 12th century.

[5] The monastery was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of its outstanding architecture and its importance as an educational and scientific center in medieval Georgia.

[8][9] Among its notable scholars were Ioane Petritsi, who translated several classics of philosophy but is best known for his commentaries on Proclus; and Arsen Ikaltoeli, known for his Dogmatikon, or book of teachings, influenced by Aristotle.

The Gelati Academy employed scribes to compile manuscript copies of important works,[8] and people of the time called it "a new Hellas" and "a second Athos".

The largest, a 12th-century masterpiece depicting the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus, dominates the apse of the main church, and is an artwork of cultural importance in Georgia.