Comana Monastery - Orthodox monastery belonging to the Abkhazian Orthodox Church. The monastery is located in the village of Koman, that half an hour from the city of Sukhumi.

Comana Monastery is a famous landmark of Sukhumi. Every year it is visited by more than 50 thousand. Tourists and pilgrims. On the territory of the monastery was once buried, Archbishop of Constantinople, St. John Chrysostom, whose relics in 438 were transferred to the city of Constantinople.

In 1986 Comana Monastery rebuilt on the foundations of a medieval temple (built before the XI century.). The foundation was a odnozalnogo ruins stone structure without protruding out of the apse. The room is lighted by two narrow window opening located in the west wall and the altar.

In 1992-1993., During the war, the village Coman appeared in the center of heavy fighting between Georgian and Abkhaz militias. In the course of military events, the village was almost completely destroyed. Victims and the temple itself. But thanks to the forces of the Abkhazian diocese, he was reinstated. Today it houses a monastery.

The area around the monastery in ancient times was surrounded by a stone wall. During the restoration of the temple, some extensions have been added: the northern and southern part of the added two chapels, and the west - three-storey bell tower. During the construction of the bell tower in the ground it was discovered sarcophagus weighing about a ton. The sarcophagus is carved from solid blocks of limestone.

Monastic life in the monastery was renewed in 2001. The temple in honor of St. John Chrysostom, you can see the stone tomb of the saint and an icon with a particle of his relics.

Today Comana Monastery is a monument of Christian culture and one of the two active monasteries of Abkhazia, as well as a major center of pilgrimage.