Blue Monastery

The Lurji Monastery, that is the "Blue Monastery", is a 12th-century Georgian Orthodox church built in the name of Saint Andrew in the Vere neighborhood of , .
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  • Georgian Orthodox church
  • …dates from the 12th century
  • …stands 17 metres (56 feet) tall
  • Description: Georgian Orthodox church in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Also known as
    “Church of Saint Andrew the First-Called”
    “Lurji Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vera Park and Church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
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Park
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Church
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Theater building
The Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theater named after… is situated 1 km southeast of Blue Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pikris Gora and Vera.
Neighborhood
is small, triangular shaped neighborhood…
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Quarter
is a quarter.
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, is the capital city of the country of , lying on the banks of the Mtkvari River.

Blue Monastery

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Latitude
41.70792° or 41° 42′ 29″ north
Longitude
44.78899° or 44° 47′ 20″ east
Open location code
8HH6PQ5Q+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188447537
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­georgian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q7210949

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Blue Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լուրջի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lurgi monastırı”
  • French: “Monastère bleu”
  • French: “monastère Lourdji”
  • French: “Monastère Lurji”
  • Georgian: “ლურჯი მონასტერი”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ანდრია პირველწოდებულის ეკლესია”
  • Hebrew: “המנזר הכחול”
  • Russian: “Лурджи монастери”
  • Russian: “Лурджи монастырь”
  • Russian: “Синий монастырь”
  • Russian: “церковь Андрея Первозванного”
  • Turkish: “Lurji Manastırı”

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