Largvisi Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Akhalgori Municipality, Georgia

Largvisi Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Akhalgori Municipality situated on elevated terrain at roughly 1100 meters above sea level. The complex displays traditional Georgian stone architecture with religious buildings arranged around the main church structure.

The 15th-century chronicle of the dukes of Ksani traces the monastery to their legendary 6th-century ancestor Rostom, a claim no other source confirms. It is documented from the early 14th century as the family abbey and burial church of the Kvenipneveli dukes of Ksani. Destroyed in Timur's campaign of 1400, it was rebuilt by Grigol Bandaisdze, renovated in 1470 by Duke Shalva, and rebuilt again in 1759 by Duke David and his mother Ketevan.

The monastery was the familial abbey of the Kvenipneveli dynasty, Dukes of Ksani, and served as their burial church. A Georgian asomtavruli inscription on the icon of the Theotokos, painted in 1762 by the artist Ioane, records that Duke David and his mother Ketevan built the Church of St. Theodore Tyron. The monastery was also an early centre of Georgian letters, where scribes and clerics worked.

Access to the monastery is via local mountain roads, so sturdy footwear and readiness for uneven terrain are important. The high elevation means weather can change quickly, so layered clothing is advisable when planning a visit.

Above the western window of the church, a stone carving shows a human right hand and masonry tools. The church was built in 1759 by Duke David and his mother Ketevan, as recorded in an asomtavruli inscription on the Theotokos icon from Largvisi.