Bolnisi Sioni

Bolnisi Sioni (Georgian: ბოლნისის სიონი) or Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox basilica in the Bolnisi village of Bolnisi District, Georgia. The cathedral was built in 478-493. It is the oldest available church in Georgia and Caucasus.^[1]

Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral is known for its Georgian inscriptions. These are one of the oldest historical documents of the Georgian alphabet.

Bibliography

V. Beridze, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, 2, Tbilisi, 1977, p. 454
Sh. Amiranashvili, History of Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1971, pp. 113-118
V. Beridze, Bolnisi Sioni // fresco, #2, 1968, pp. 23-25

References

^ Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 316. Peeters Bvba, ISBN 90-429-1318-5

External links

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[1] Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 316. Peeters Bvba, ISBN 90-429-1318-5

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