| Mokvi Cathedral მოქვის ეკლესია | |
|---|---|
 Mokvi Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| District | Ochamchira District |
| Region | Caucasus |
| Location | |
| Location | Mokvi, Ochamchira District,  Georgia/ Abkhazia [1] |
  Shown within Georgia  Mokvi Cathedral (Abkhazia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°50′06″N 41°30′28″E / 42.835°N 41.507778°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Georgian; Cathedral |
| Completed | 10th century during the reign of King Leon III of Abkhazia |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
Mokvi Cathedral (Georgian: მოქვის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral located in Mokvi, in the Ochamchira District of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognized to constitute a part of Georgia.
Mokvi Cathedral consists of five naves, built in the third quarter of the 10th century, during the reign of king Leon III of Abkhazia. According to a non-extant inscription (found by Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem who visited Mokvi in 1659) the church was painted during the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and David IV of Georgia.[2] In the Catholicate of Abkhazia, Mokvi was the seat of a bishop at least until the 17th century.[2]
- ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ a b Акты собранные Кавказскою Археографическою Комиссиею (Acts of Caucasian Archeographic Commission), v. 5, pp. 1056-1057, cited by Экзеков, Мусса (2012). По обе стороны Большого Кавказа. Сборник документов (1-я половина XIX века). Том II. Питер. pp. 570–572. ISBN 9785459008906.