Anchiskhati Basilica, Eastern Orthodox church in Old Town, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Anchiskhati Basilica is a three-nave basilica with a horseshoe-shaped apse and lunettes above the west and north entrances. The lower walls are built of large blocks of yellow tuff, while the upper walls, vaults, arches, and pillars are brick from the 1675 restoration. A two-storey brick bell tower stands beside it.

It was built between 522 and 534 by King Dachi of Iberia, making it the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi. The building underwent significant restoration work in the middle of the twentieth century.

The choir of Anchiskhati revived traditional Georgian church singing in 1988 with the blessing of Patriarch Ilia II, and its performances helped spread the practice to other churches across the country. The name Anchiskhati dates from 1675, when the Anchi icon of the Saviour was moved here from the Ancha Cathedral in southern Georgia.

The church sits on Ioane Shavteli Street in the Old Town and is easy to reach on foot. Regular services take place throughout the week, and visitors can enter during the day, with the main entrance on the western side of the building.

The name Anchiskhati was adopted in 1675, when the ancient encaustic icon of the Saviour from Ancha Cathedral in Tao-Klarjeti was moved here for safekeeping during the Ottoman invasion. Its silver-gilt cover was made by goldsmith Beka Opizari in the 12th century. The icon is now in the Gold Fund of the Georgian State Museum of Art.