New Shuamta Monastery lies near Telavi, on the wooded slope of ,,Tsivgombori’’ mountain. The Monastery got its name because of its site –it is surrounded from three sides by the mountains. ,,Shuamta’’ means – among the mountains.
The monastery was founded in the XVI century by the king of Kakheti leon and his wife Tinatin. Queen Tinatin was tonsured a nun in the same Monastery and is Buried there.
There legend about the founding of the Monastery. king leon and Queen Tinatin were returning from Guria. The retinue of king was carrying The icob which the queen never parted with. The Holy Icon of Queen TinaTin was placed under cornel-tree. Next day, when they decide to continue the way, they could not move the Icon until the Queen vowed to erect the church to this place.
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