| Skhalta Cathedral სხალთა | |
|---|---|
 Skhalta Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| District | Khulo District |
| Region | Caucasus |
| Status | Active since 1990 |
| Location | |
| Location | Q'inchauri, Khulo District,  Georgia ( Adjara) |
  Shown within Adjara  Skhalta Cathedral (Georgia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°35′06″N 42°19′47″E / 41.584967°N 42.329708°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Large hall basilica plan; Monastery |
| Style | Georgian |
| Funded by | Possibly Queen Tamar of Georgia |
| Completed | Mid-13th century |
The Skhalta Cathedral (Georgian: სხალთა, sχɑltʰɑ) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery and cathedral church in Adjara, Georgia, dating from the mid-13th century. It is a large hall church design, with fragments of the 14th or 15th century Paleologian-style wall painting.[1]
Skhalta is the only medieval church in Adjara that survived both the Ottoman and Soviet periods[2] to become functional again in 1990. It currently serves as a seat of the Georgian Orthodox bishop of Skhalta.[3]
- ^ (in Georgian) Abramishvili, G., Zakaraia, P., & Tsitsishvili, I (2000), ქართული ხუროთმოძღვრების ისტორია (History of Georgian Architecture), pp. 170-171. Tbilisi State University Press, ISBN 99928-56-52-1.
- ^ Pelkmans, Mathijs (2006), Defending the Border: Identity, Religion and Modernity in the Republic of Georgia, p. 142. New York: Cornell University Press, ISBN 0-8014-4440-3.
- ^ (in Georgian) სხალთა ("Skhalta"). dzeglebi.ge. Accessed February 19, 2012.