Khone
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Khone-Khonischala are two villages settled by the Shetekauri
’s family (Khone for winter, and Khonischala for summer period). Villages are located in Dusheti District
on the northern slope of Tushet-Khevsusreti part of the Caucasus ountain
rainge, at 1200-1300 meter above the sea level, 138 km distance from Dusheti
.
has been considered as the main patron of the village Mutso
during the centuries. The icon was kept on the mount Daquekhi (mountain Tebulosmta
) which is always covered by snow. People of the village were not able to go to the icon and pray there. They sacrificed an ox and asked the icon to come down to a more accessible place. The icon heard the prayer and moved to a holy place in Khone. After that, people started praying there.
Archangel was saving his village from black death (plague; ) One infected man ran out naked from another village and swam through the river of Khone. Then he came to the icon, prayed and was healed. People of Mutso who heard this escaped the disease to Knone. They were chased by the plague, but they outstripped it to the village and were saved.
That’s how people of Mutso survived.
Shetekauri
Shetekauri — Georgian family from Khevsureti. Supposedly it was derived from a man’s name Shete. The representatives of one of the smallest families of Georgia reside mostly in Kakheti region. The historical documents do not store any information about the family till the twentieth century...
’s family (Khone for winter, and Khonischala for summer period). Villages are located in Dusheti District
Dusheti District
Dusheti is a district of Georgia, in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Its main town is Dusheti.Population: 33,636 Area: 2,982 km²- External links :* , Statoids.com...
on the northern slope of Tushet-Khevsusreti part of the Caucasus ountain
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains....
rainge, at 1200-1300 meter above the sea level, 138 km distance from Dusheti
Dusheti
Dusheti is a town in Georgia, situated in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, 54 km northeast of the nation’s capital of Tbilisi.Dusheti is located on both banks of the small mountainous river of Dushetis-Khevi at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus crest at an elevation of 900 m above sea level...
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Legend
The icon of ArchangelArchangel
An archangel is an angel of high rank. Archangels are found in a number of religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Michael and Gabriel are recognized as archangels in Judaism and by most Christians. Michael is the only archangel specifically named in the Protestant Bible...
has been considered as the main patron of the village Mutso
Mutso
Mutso is a small village in Georgia. One of the former strongholds of the historic Georgian province of Khevsureti , it is located on a rocky mountain on the right bank of the Andakistskali river ....
during the centuries. The icon was kept on the mount Daquekhi (mountain Tebulosmta
Tebulosmta
Tebulosmta is the highest mountain of the Eastern Caucasus and the highest mountain of the Chechen Republic at an elevation of 4,493 meters above sea level. The mountain is located on the border of Georgia and Chechnya to the east of Mount Kazbek...
) which is always covered by snow. People of the village were not able to go to the icon and pray there. They sacrificed an ox and asked the icon to come down to a more accessible place. The icon heard the prayer and moved to a holy place in Khone. After that, people started praying there.
Archangel was saving his village from black death (plague; ) One infected man ran out naked from another village and swam through the river of Khone. Then he came to the icon, prayed and was healed. People of Mutso who heard this escaped the disease to Knone. They were chased by the plague, but they outstripped it to the village and were saved.
That’s how people of Mutso survived.