Lidzava Church
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Lidzava Church ლიძავის ეკლესია (in Georgian) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
District | Gagra Municipality |
Province | Abkhazia[1] |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
Location | |
Location | Lidzava, Gagra Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
Shown within Abkhazia | |
Geographic coordinates | 43°10′35″N 40°22′28″E / 43.17639°N 40.37444°ECoordinates: 43°10′35″N 40°22′28″E / 43.17639°N 40.37444°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Completed | Middle Ages |
Lidzava Church (Georgian: ლიძავის ეკლესია) is a church in the village of Lidzava, Gagra municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia.[2]
History[]
The church was built in the Middle Ages. Excavations uncovered an early Christian church, which was tentatively dated to the 4th to 5th century AD. Although some of the walls has survive up to a height of 3 meters, the church plan was unclear. [3] The church walls are in a heavy physical condition and need an urgent conservation.
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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.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 ruins in Lidzava village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
- ^ R. Bartsits Excavations at the early Medieval church in Lidzava, Bichvinta In: Avidzba,V.(ed.) Caucasus: History, Culture, Traditions, Languages Sokhumi, 223-227. 2004 (in Russian)
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