Gantiadi church
| Gantiadi church განთიადის ტაძარი (in Georgian) Ганҭиади иҟоу аныхабаа (in Abkhazian) | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of Gantiadi church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
| Province | Abkhazia[1] |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
| Location | |
| Location |  Gantiadi, Gagra district, Abkhazia, Georgia |
  Shown within Abkhazia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°22′45″N 40°04′15″E / 43.37917°N 40.07083°ECoordinates: 43°22′45″N 40°04′15″E / 43.37917°N 40.07083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 6th century |
The Gantiadi Church or Tsandripshi Church (Georgian: განთიადის ტაძარი, Abkhazian: Ганҭиади иҟоу аныхабаа) is a 6th-century three-apse basilica, located in settlement of Gantiadi (Gagra district) in Abkhazia. [2]
History[]
Church was built in 543 AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565) when Abazg tribes has been Christianized. Church building was altered several times in 8-10th centuries. In 1576 it was partly destroyed by Ottoman invaders. It is one of the oldest Christian temples in the Western Caucasus. Nowadays only the ruins of the basilica are left standing.
In the ruins of the Basilica was found a fragment of the tombstone with the Greek uncial inscription. It seems most likely that the inscription belonged to the tomb of a clerical or secular dignitary of Abkhazia. Name of the buried is lost. The inscription is dated back to the 6th c. The church is a three-nave basilica, built of medium-size limestone Quadra of regular shape and flat brick of varied sizes.
Tsandripshi church has been given the status of national importance monument.
References[]
- ^ Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- ^ Church in (Tsandriphshi) Gantiadi settlement Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
Literature[]
- V. Jaoshvili, R. Rcheulishvili, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 2, p. 680, Tb., 1977 year.
- Cultural Heritage in Abkhazia, Tbilisi, 2015
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