The Pitareti monastery consists of the Theotokos church, a belfry, the ruined wall and several smaller accessory buildings.

Its design conforms to the contemporary canon of a Georgian domed church and shares a series of common features – such as a typical cross-in-square plan and a single lateral porch – with the monasteries of Betania, Kvatakhevi, and Timotesubani.

The monastery was a property and a burial ground of the noble family of Kachibadze-Baratashvili and, since 1536, of their offshoots – the princes Orbelishvili.

The monastery thrived at Pitareti until 1752 when it was forced to close due to a marauding attack from Dagestan.

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