Bolnisi Sioni

Bolnisi Sioni
ბოლნისის სიონი
Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral
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Basic information
Location Bolnisi, 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
Architectural description
Architectural style Georgian
Completed 478–493

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 Bolnisi inscriptions. These are one of the oldest historical documents of the Georgian alphabet.

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

  1. ↑ 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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