Saint George's Church, Tbilisi

Saint George's Church
The church in 2019
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
StatusActive
Location
Location5 Samghebro Street, Tbilisi, Georgia[1][2]
Geographic coordinates41°41′21″N 44°48′32″E / 41.689242°N 44.808898°E / 41.689242; 44.808898
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed1251 or earlier

Saint George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, Surb Gevorg yekeghetsi; Georgian: სურფგევორქი, sur′pgevork′i)[3][4] is a 13th-century Armenian church in the old city of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital.[5] It is one of the two functioning Armenian churches in Tbilisi and is the cathedral of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.[2] It is located in the south-western corner of Vakhtang Gorgasali Square (Meidani) and is overlooked by the ruins of Narikala fortress.[6]

  1. ^ Burford, Tim (2015). Georgia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 115. ISBN 9781841625560.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference armenianchurch.ge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "სურფგევორქი [surpgevorki]" (in Georgian). National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.
  4. ^ literally translated Georgian: წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, tsminda giorgis ek′lesia
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  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference tbilisi.gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).