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Summary/Abstract: The residence of the Georgian Catholics in Istanbul, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, with its schools, printing house and rich library used to fulfill a great Georgian cultural, educational and scientific function outside of Georgia for more than a century. The temple was built in 1861 by Father Petre Kharischirashvili in one of the most beautiful districts of Istanbul, Ferikoy (the village of Angels). It is noteworthy, that the most of the fathers serving in the Georgian Monastery of Istanbul were from Samtskhe-Javakheti by origin. Father Petre Tatalashvili was from Samtskhe as well. During the hundred years (1861-1961) of its existence, Georgian Catholic Monastery of Istanbul acted as a spiritual, cultural, educational and scientific center where many national, educational or scientific activities were performed. Establishment of religious educational institution, GeorgianFrench schools, printing-houses, the literacy dissemination society among Georgians living in Turkey, library called after Akaki Tsereteli are good examples of cultural and educational activities of the Monastery. The Monastery was the educational center giving Georgian young people the opportunity to get education first in Istanbul and then to Europe. In schools, students had the opportunity to study literature, history, religion, theology and philosophy. Most of the fathers of the monastery were polyglots, fluent in French, Italian, German and Latin, so they helped students to learn languages. It supported many Georgian scientists and public figures, like Ivane Gvaramadze, Mikheil Tamarashvili, Shalva Vardidze, etc. The purpose of the article: to describe and analyze the educational activities of Father Petre Tatalashvili, one of the worthy figures of the Georgian Monastery of Istanbul, the secretary of the monastery and the person responsible for educational processes, and then the last Prior - father Petre Tatalashvili, and the curriculum of the schools located near the monastery, according to the documents found in the archive of the monastery, which have been in scientific circulation until now. It was not widely used. We think that this study will be interesting for those interested in the history of the Georgian monastery in Istanbul, a monastery that was known for its educational activities, and its schools were of great importance in the education of both Christian Georgian and Muslim Georgian youth of that time. Research methodology: The research is mainly based on the historical research method: description, comparative-historical method, empirical, causal-historical analysis using the epistolary and memoir materials preserved in the archive fund of the Georgian Catholic Monastery in Istanbul.

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