St. George temple was constructed in 1910 and is a copy of Samtavisi church (the 11 th century), the masterpiece of Georgian medieval architecture. Long before, the contemporary Kashueti there was St. George church constructed by prince Givi Amilakhvari in 1742 which was also called Kashueti. Prior to it there had been even more ancient church (the 6 th century) bearing the same name. Such succession can be explained by the old Tbilsi legend: ostensibly on the place where the temple is now there lived a young woman who slandered the recluse David Garedzhi who lived on the Holy Mount Mtatsminda. The angry apostle cursed the woman “to give birth to a stone” (in Georgian “kva shvi”).
The temple is famous for the masterly altar paintings as well as the carved stone laces and beautiful frescos. |
