Tsilkani cathedral

The cathedral features a domed cross-in-square design with corner towers and stands 28 meters by 24 meters with a semicircular apse at its center.

The structure began as a hall church in the fourth century, transformed into a three-nave basilica by the sixth century, and received its dome between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

The cathedral served as the seat for bishops of Tsilkani from 506 AD and housed the Virgin Hodegetria icon, now preserved in the Georgian National Museum.

Located near the Narekvavi tributary of the Aragvi River, visitors can access the cathedral through regular marshrutka services departing from Tbilisi to Mtskheta.

Archaeological findings around the cathedral include a Late Bronze Age burial mound and a fourth-century Christian crypt containing Greek inscriptions.

Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti

GPS coordinates: 41.94966,44.65791

Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:41