Zedazeni Monastery

41°52′16″N 44°45′56″E / 41.87111°N 44.76556°E / 41.87111; 44.76556ArchitectureTypeMonastery, church, castleStyleGeorgian

Zedazeni Monastery (Georgian: ზედაზნის მონასტერი) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery, located on the Zedazeni mountain the hills of Saguramo Range, northeast to Mtskheta and to the east side of the Aragvi River.^[1]

The monastery was founded by Saint John, one of the Holy Assyrian Fathers of Georgia whose mission was to strengthen Christianity in the region.^[2]

History

Saint John founded the monastery in the 540s (6th century) on Zedazeni mountain, where prior to Christianity used to be a cult of Zaden, the idol of fruitfulness.

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