Tsughrughasheni Church

Tsughrughasheni Church წუღრუღაშენის ეკლესია
Tsughrughasheni church and fortification wall.
Religion
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox Church
District	Bolnisi District
Region	Caucasus
Status	Active
Location
Location	Located approximately 2 km from Bolnisi Sioni Basilica, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli Province (Mkhare),  Georgia
Shown within Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°22′49″N 44°31′46″E / 41.3803°N 44.5294°E / 41.3803; 44.5294Coordinates: 41°22′49″N 44°31′46″E / 41.3803°N 44.5294°E / 41.3803; 44.5294
Architecture
Type	Georgian; Church
Founder	King George IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty
Funded by	King George IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty
Groundbreaking	1212
Completed	1222

Tsughrughasheni (Georgian: წუღრუღაშენის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox church in the Bolnisi District, Georgia. It is situated approximately 2 kilometres from Bolnisi Sioni basilica, on the right bank of the . The church was built in 1212–1222 supposedly by King George IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty.

The Tsughrughasheni church resembles stylistically the other Georgian churches from the 12th–13th centuries – Betania, Kvatakhevi, Pitareti – but it is smaller than those and has a higher cupola. The plan of the church is right-angled. The church is rich with the Georgian traditional ornaments adorned.

Gallery[]

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  Church gate

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  Tsughrughasheni Church

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  Exterior detail of the drum.

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  Window on the southern exterior facade.

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  Windows on the western exterior facade.

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  Inscription on the western exterior facade.

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  Interior of the drum.

Bibliography[]

• Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, P. Zakaraia, XI, p. 351, Tbilisi, 1987

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