Shio-Mgvime monastery
monastery · 300 AD – 2100 AD
Monastery near the town of Mtskheta in Georgia. According to tradition, the monastery was founded in the 6th century CE by St. Shio the Anchorite. It was one of Georgia's largest monastic communities in the early Middle Ages, and it remained in active use throughout the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
- Coordinates
- 41.86246, 44.64056
- Also known as
- Shiomgvime, Shiomghvime, Shio-mghvime, Shio-mgvime (ka), შიომღვიმე (ka)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)