Gareja, Udabno Monastery, Refectory
Location: | Gareja Desert, Sagarejo Municipality |
Place: | Georgia, Kakheti |
Dedication: | Unknown, Refectory |
Category: | Rock-Cut |
Type: | Refectory |
Date/Period: | Mid-11th century |
Renovation/Reconstruction: | |
Layers of the Murals: | Two layers |
The refectory of Udabno Monastery preserves rock-cut and plastered tables designed for the monastic brethren. The refectory is significant by its epigraphy as well – its walls have preserved dozens of inscriptions executed by pilgrims on its walls over centuries.