evidence: About David Gareja Monastery Davit Gareja (David Gareji Monastery Complex) - one of the most notable religious and cultural centers of Georgia, the monastery cave complex. It is located in Kakheti, Sagarejo municipality, 60-70 km south-east of Tbilisi, on Gareji hill. [...] In the first half of the XIV century, in the reign of George V the Brilliant, Davit Gareja became a strong political and economic center. Monastery people took part in the work of the Kingdom and management of the church affairs of the country. At the end of the XIV century, the monastic life eliminated during the numerous trips of Tamerlane. In 1424, Alexander I the Great granted Davit Gareja to the Svetitskhoveli Patriarchate cathedral in Mtskheta. In 1616-1617 the Persian army attacked, the monasteries were abolished. In 1639, Teimuraz I restored the monastic life. David Gareja consisted of settlements and villages, where the peasants considered as a monastic servant. The Davit Gareji monasteries existed until the end of the XIX century.