Chuburkhinji Saint George Church
Chuburkhinji Saint George Church (Georgian: ჭუბურხინჯის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია) is a church in the village of Chuburkhindji (Tchuburkhinji), Gali Municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia.[2]
| Chuburkhinji Saint George Church ჭუბურხინჯის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია (in Georgian) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
| Province | Abkhazia[1] |
| Location | |
| Location |  Chuburkhindji, Gali Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
  Shown within Abkhazia  Chuburkhinji Saint George Church (Georgia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°34′50″N 41°48′35″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 19th century |
History
The church was built in the 19th century. The original building was built in the 11th century, but in the second half of the 19th century, with the parish's initiative, the church was reconstructed and consecrated in the name of Saint Elijah the Prophet. But the local population still call it the Saint George church. When observing the façade of the church, it's easy to notice certain elements that characterize the 11th century Georgian architecture.[3]
External links
- Chuburkhinji Saint George Church Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
References
- Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- St. George church in Tchuburkhinji village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
- Kapanadze, Salome, ed. (2007). "ჭუბურხინჯის ეკლესია". საქართველოს კულტურული მემკვიდრეობა : ტ. 1: აფხაზეთი [Cultural Heritage of Georgia. Vol: 1. Abkhazia] (in Georgian and Russian). pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-9941-9005-2-5.
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