| Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem | |
|---|---|
 Saint Bethlehem Church (foreground) as seen from the Narikala fortress | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Old Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°41′20″N 44°48′17″E / 41.688871°N 44.804599°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Groundbreaking | Second half of the 13th century |
| Completed | 1727 |
Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem (Georgian: ზემო ბეთლემის მაცხოვრის შობის ტაძარი, zemo betlemis matskhovris shobis tadzari; Armenian: Բեթղեհեմի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի[1] or Betlehemi Surb Astvatsatsin yekeghetsi; also now known as the Upper Bethlehem Church)[2] is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church,[3] it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.
- ^ Karapetyan, Samvel (1998), The State Policy of Georgia and the Monuments of Armenian Culture (1988-1998) (in Armenian) (1st ed.), Yerevan: Research on Armenian Architecture, pp. III–V, ISBN 5-8080-0144-7
- ^ "Tbilisi Explorer: Upper Bethlehem". City of Tbilisi, Georgia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 317. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2.