Ruisi cathedral

Ruisi cathedral of the Mother of God

რუისის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძარი
Ruisi cathedral.
42°02′16″N 43°57′25″E / 42.037872°N 43.956937°E / 42.037872; 43.956937 (Ruisi)
Location	Ruisi, Kareli Municipality Shida Kartli, Georgia
Type	Cross-in-square church

The Ruisi cathedral of the Mother of God (Georgian: რუისის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძარი, romanized: ruisis ghvtismshoblis t'adzari) is a Georgian Orthodox church in the village of Ruisi in Georgia's east-central Shida Kartli region. Originally built in the 8th–9th century, the church was remodeled in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 15th century. It is a cross-in-square church with a tall dome and a horseshoe apse on the east. The cathedral is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.^[1]