Kamansky Monastery of St. John Chrysostom

St. Kamansky Monastery. John Chrysostom was built relatively recently - in 1986, but its foundation is much older and belongs to the XI century. The monastery received its name in memory of one of the three Ecumenical Hierarchs - John Chrysostom, who died on its territory in 407.

The local monastery today can be considered one of the most important centers of pilgrimage of Christians in Georgia and a place of special interest for tourists. The reason for its popularity is that it is quite simple to find the village of Kamany in which it is located - it is located 15 km from the city of Sukhum, in the north. Today you can see here, in addition to the monastery itself, two more aisles, as well as the most interesting building for all visitors to the local places - a three-storey bell tower. In the monastery itself, the most valuable item is the sarcophagus of John Chrysostom, weighing about a ton, which was found during the construction of the bell tower.

It is very popular to visit the monastery in January, when at the feast of Epiphany here you can plunge into the spring of St. Paul. Basiliska received the blessing of the Higher Powers.