Tsalenjikha Cathedral წალენჯიხის საკათედრო ტაძარი | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Location | |
Location | Tsalenjikha, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 42°36′02″N 42°04′54″E / 42.600501°N 42.081718°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Georgian |
Completed | 12-14th century |
The Tsalenjikha Cathedral Church of the Transfiguration of Savior (Georgian: წალენჯიხის მაცხოვრის ფერისცვალების საკათედრო ტაძარი, romanized: ts'alenjikhis matskhovris peristsvalebis sak'atedro t'adzari) is a medieval Georgian Orthodox cathedral at the town of Tsalenjikha, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Georgia.
The cathedral is administered by the Zugdidi and Tsaishi Eparchy of the Georgian Orthodox Church. It is best known for a unique cycle of murals which exemplifies the direct import of Byzantine Palaeologan style and even artists in Georgia.[1]