Abstract:
The Georgian provinces of Samtskhe and Javakheti are famous for their Medieval
architectural monuments. Javakheti architectural monuments are well studied; that of
Samtskhe – less. Jakismani monastery in Samtskhe, consisting of many buildings of the
different periods, is among the latter. Plus, we have in fact nothing about it in historical
records.
Taking into consideration the latest observation of monastery and archaeological data
discovered, we focussed to date obviously the earliest building of this complex, small halfruined
church situated towards the North from the main church. Special architectural details
show the 9th c. as date of its construction. The wall of this very church later has been
included into the system of main church, built in the 10th c. Indeed, the demands of great
feudal family of Jakeli, having residence in neighbourhood, were more than this small
church. So, they ordered the new one to be built using old church as part of this new
construction.
