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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
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Kermit
May 26, 2025
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Mtskheta is also home to the medieval Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ("Life-Giving Pillar"). According to legend, an angel helped erect the pillars of the oldest church built in the area. A robe of Christ ("Holy Robe") is venerated as its main relic. The current church, with galleries and a high dome on four massive pillars, was built between 1010 and 1029. For a long time, it was the burial place of the Georgian kings of the Bagratid dynasty. Destroyed by Timur Lenk, it was rebuilt in the 15th century (Wikipedia).
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RS7
August 12, 2026
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To the right of the cathedral entrance is a stone baptismal font from the 4th century. It is said to have been used for the baptism of King Mirian III and his wife Nana when Christianity was introduced to Georgia.
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Andi
November 4, 2023
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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral marks one of the oldest locations for a church in Georgia. The building that stands today in downtown Mtskheta is no longer the original building from late antiquity …
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Elevation 480 m
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