Jvari Monastery

This morning we visited the National Art Museum and actually saw the icon of Jesus made when a cloth that touched the face of Jesus was left on a piece of wood. Amazing.
The museum also had a icon painted on wood from the manger. How did they know it would be important?
This monastery is important because it was where St. Nino erected her cross. St. Nino was a Turkish Christian who converted the Georgian king who made Christianity the national religion.
St. Nino dreamed of Mary and woke up to find a cross made of grapevines. She used her hair to rope the vines together. That cross was erected in Jvari church. The cross is no longer there, but the 6th century church is lovely. It is situated on a hill overlooking the confluence of the Mikvari and Aragvi rivers, the town of Mtskheta and the Sveti-tskhoveli Cathedral.
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