Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God

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Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God
ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის ეკლესია
Batumi church.jpg
General information
TypeChurch
Architectural styleGothic Revival
LocationBatumi, Georgia
Construction started1898
Completed1902
Renovated1989
OwnerGeorgian Orthodox Church
Design and construction
Main contractorZubalashvili brothers

The Church of the Mother of God (Georgian: ბათუმის ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის ეკლესია, batumis ghvtismshoblis sakhelobis eklesia) in Batumi is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral, originally built as a Catholic church early in the 1900s. A Gothic Revival design, the church is located in the Black Sea city of Batumi in Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara.

The church was built as a Roman Catholic church through the sponsorship of the Zubalashvili brothers, Georgian Catholic businessmen, between 1898 and 1902. During the Soviet period the church was closed and converted into a high-voltage laboratory. In 1989 the church was transferred to the Georgian Orthodox Church. The Roman Catholics in Batumi now use the Church of the Holy Spirit, a modern structure consecrated in 2000.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Batumi: sights. Official website of Batumi. Retrieved on May 10, 2009

Coordinates: 41°39′00″N 41°39′00″E / 41.6500°N 41.6500°E / 41.6500; 41.6500


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