Literature-Memorial Museum of Ilia Chavchavadze

ADDRESS: 7 I. Javakhishvili St. WORKING HOURS: every day except Sunday and Monday – 10.00 – 17.00 TICKET PRICE: Free. Ilia Chavchavadze (1837 – 1907) was a Georgian writer, poet, journalist and lawyer who spearheaded the revival of the Georgian National Movement in the late 19th century during the Russian rule of Georgia. Today, he is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern Georgia. In 1987 he was canonized as Saint Ilia the Righteous by the Georgian Orthodox Church.