Tabakini monastery

The Tabakini monastery of St. George (Georgian: ტაბაკინის წმინდა გიორგის მონასტერი, romanized: t'abak'inis ts'minda giorgis monast'eri) is a monastery located west of Georgia, in the upper part of Imereti, 7-8 kilometers from the city of Zestaponi.

The monastery, where 70 monks worked at a time, made a great contribution to the country's history.

Here, an outstanding ascetic of the 19th century, Hilarion Kartveli, spent part of his childhood.

[2] The old part consists of a church with two naves with a crypt and a side chapel, built in the seventh and eighth centuries.

The monastery retains the image of King Bagrat III of Imereti (1510-1565).