Bolnisi Sioni

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Bolnisi Sioni ბოლნისის სიონი
Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral
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Basic information
Location	Bolnisi, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli Province (Mkhare), Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°23′20″N 44°30′45″E / 41.388889°N 44.5125°E / 41.388889; 44.5125Coordinates: 41°23′20″N 44°30′45″E / 41.388889°N 44.5125°E / 41.388889; 44.5125
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox Church
Region	Caucasus
Architectural description
Architectural type	Georgian; Cathedral
Architectural style	Triple-nave basilica
Completed	478–493
Specifications

Bolnisi Sioni (Georgian: ბოლნისის სიონი) or Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox basilica in the Bolnisi village of Bolnisi District, Georgia. The cathedral was built in 478–493. It is the oldest extant church building in Georgia.^[1]

Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral is known for its Georgian inscriptions. These are one of the oldest historical documents of the Georgian alphabet.

Gallery

Bolnisi Sioni bell-tower.
Church façade and exterior portal.
Early inscription
Interior of Bolnisi Sioni.

Bibliography

V. Beridze, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, 2, Tbilisi, 1977, p. 454
Sh. Amiranashvili, History of Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1971, pp. 113–118
V. Beridze, Bolnisi Sioni // fresco, No. 2, 1968, pp. 23–25

References

↑ Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 316. Peeters Bvba, ISBN 90-429-1318-5

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Cyprus	Gialia

Greece	Iviron

Jerusalem and Palestine	Monastery of the Cross

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