The Khobi church stands at the village of Nojikhevi, some 3 km north of the town of Khobi, Khobi Municipality, in Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
The area is part of the historical and cultural province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia).

The first recorded mention of Khobi, then more commonly referred to as Khopi, and its bishop Egnate, occurs in a Georgian document from the Monastery of the Cross, dated to the period between 1212 and 1222.
The exact date when the church was constructed is unknown, but the art historian Vakhant Beridze's dating to the latter half of the 13th century has gained traction.
The monastery served as a familial abbey and burial ground of the Dadiani, a princely dynasty of Mingrelia.
The 17th-century visitors to Mingrelia reported that Khobi was venerated for the Christian relics it contained, such the Virgin May's robe and body parts of the saints Marina and Cyriacus.
After a hiatus in the Soviet era, the Khobi church was restored to a Christian use and currently acts as a nunnery.
The Khobi church stands at the village of Nojikhevi, some 3 km north of the town of Khobi, Khobi Municipality, in Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. The area is part of the historical and cultural province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). 
The first recorded mention of Khobi, then more commonly referred to as Khopi, and its bishop Egnate, occurs in a Georgian document from the Monastery of the Cross, dated to the period between 1212 and 1222. The exact date when the church was constructed is unknown, but the art historian Vakhant Beridze's dating to the latter half of the 13th century has gained traction. The monastery served as a familial abbey and burial ground of the Dadiani, a princely dynasty of Mingrelia. The 17th-century visitors to Mingrelia reported that Khobi was venerated for the Christian relics it contained, such the Virgin May's robe and body parts of the saints Marina and Cyriacus. After a hiatus in the Soviet era, the Khobi church was restored to a Christian use and currently acts as a nunnery.
Khobi Monastery