Kashveti Church ( St. George's Church ) ( Georgian ქაშვეთის წმინდა გიორგის სახელობის ტაძარი ) is an Orthodox church in the center of Tbilisi , located opposite the Georgian Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue (9).
| Orthodox Church | |
| Kashveti Church | |
|---|---|
 Kashveti Church (Church of St. George) | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| City | Tbilisi |
| Denomination | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Mtskheta and Tbilisi |
| Architectural style | |
| Project Author | Leopold Bilfeld |
| Established | |
| Building | 1904 - 1910 |
| condition | acts |
History
The Kashveti church was built from 1904 to 1910 according to the project of the Tiflis architect Leopold Bilfeld , who took the medieval cathedral of Samtavisi as a model . The church was erected on the site of another brick church, built here by order of the Amilahvari family in 1753 and dilapidated. The frescoes of the church were executed in 1947 by Lado Gudiashvili . It is believed that in the guise of Christ, he embodied the portrait features of the sculptor B. Avalishvili, who began in those years [1]
The name of the church “Kashveti” comes from the Georgian words kva (“stone”) and seam (“give birth”). According to legend, in the VI century a woman in Tbilisi accused David of Gareja of being pregnant from him. David predicted that her wrongness would become apparent when she gave birth to a stone. After this happened, the place was called "to (in) ashveti."
General Grigol Orbeliani was buried in the church, and the couple Sarajishvili was reburied near the church [2] . D. Z. Sarajishvili is a well-known Georgian businessman and philanthropist.
The building was damaged during the fighting between the national guard of Gamsakhurdia and opposition forces in December 1991 - January 1992.
Literature
- Beridze, V. "Kashveti". Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia. T. 10, Tbilisi, 1986, p. 495
- Architecture of Tbilisi / Kvirkvelia T.R. - M .: Stroyizdat, 1984. - 311 p. - 17,500 copies.