Sioni Tbilisi Cathedral
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N 41° 41.481 E 044° 48.440
38T E 483966 N 4615526
Sioni Cathedral is located in the "Old Tiflis" area of Tbilisi, Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM7QJE
Location: Georgia
Date Posted: 11/23/2009
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The "Sioni" Cathedral of the Dormition (Georgian: ????? (??????)) is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem. It is commonly known as the "Tbilisi Sioni" to distinguish it from several other churches across Georgia bearing the name Sioni.
The Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral is situated in historic Sionis Kucha (Sioni Street) in downtown Tbilisi, with its eastern façade fronting the right embankment of the Mtkvari River. It was initially built in the 6th-7th centuries. Since then, it has been destroyed by foreign invaders and reconstructed several times. The current church is based on a 13th-century version with some changes from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Sioni Cathedral was the main Georgian Orthodox Cathedral and the seat of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia until the Holy Trinity Cathedral was consecrated in 2004.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Diocese: Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Address:
Sioni Street
Tbilisi, Georgia
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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