METEKHI & SIONI CHURCH TBILISI GEORGIA
Sioni Church (Tbilisi, Georgia) / სიონის ეკლესია, თბილისი
One of the famous memorials in the old city – Sioni Church in honour of Virgin Assumption or just Sioni. The street is correspondingly called Sioni, where you can get via Erekle the Second street. It is called so in honour of Jerusalem Sioni. The primary construction is dated by the period of Vakhtang Gorgasali (446-499) and was completed in the seventh century. During the centuries Sioni was exposed to destruction and suffered numerous times. In 1226 Djelal-Ed-Din with a huge army invaded Georgia and occupied Tbilisi. Shah ordered to take off the dome of Sioni Cathedral and put his tent instead of it on the top, to see a burning city and tortures of Christians who didn’t disgraced holly icons. Then a lot of people were beheaded and thrown to the Mtkvari River. One hundred thousand Georgian martyrs were executed in this way. A terrible earthquake followed and the tent fell down from the top of the cathedral. In the cathedral Saint Nino’s sacred rood made from two peaces of vine fixed with each other with enlightener’s hair is kept. This rood was taken to Russia in 1752 and it was brought back only in 1801.
Traveling Georgia: Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral
Sioni Cathedral, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Sioni Cathedral, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Sioni or Zion Cathedral in the name of the Assumption of the Mother of God is one of the most known monuments in the Old Town . The beginning of its construction is dated the 5 th – 6 th centuries and the completion - the first half of the 7 th century. The Cathedral is named in the honor of Jerusalem Zion.
Today Sioni is the residence of the Catholicos - the Patriarch of Georgian Christian church. There the greatest relic of Georgia , the cross of St. Nino who established Christianity on Georgian soil, is kept there. The cross is made of two grapevines and is intertwined with the Saint's hair according to the legend.
Despite the high status of the temple, its look is modest and reserved. Its architectural style reminds strict Catholic structures of a religious cult lacking any elements of decor. The only ornament of the cathedral is the high tower with the peaked steepled dome towering over the central part of Sioni. The dome rests on the vaults closing the altar walls and two separately standing arrow shaped columns.
SIONI CATHEDRAL in Tbilisi
One of the most beautiful religious buildings in Georgia. Pictures Tadeusz Słabczyński, Globograf, Warszawa. Music Table Songs of Kakheti
Katedra Sioni - jeden z piękniejszych obiektów sakralnych w Gruzji
What is Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral?, Explain Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral, Define Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral
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Description: The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem. It is commonly known as the Tbilisi Sioni to distinguish it from several other churches across Georgia bearing the name Sioni. The Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral is situated in historic Sionis Kucha in downtown Tbilisi, with its eastern façade fronting the right embankment of the Kura River. It was initially built in the 6th and 7th centuries. Since then, it has been destroyed by foreign invaders and reconstructed several times. The current church is based on a 13th-century version with some changes from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Sioni Cathedral was the main Georgian Orthodox Cathedral and the seat of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia until the Holy Trinity Cathedral was consecrated in 2004.
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Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral
One of the most important temples of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Pictures Tadeusz Słabczyński, Globograf, Warszawa
Katedra Sioni w Tbilisi, jedna z najważniejszych świątyń Gruzińskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego
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The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition (Georgian: სიონის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების ტაძარი) is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem. It is commonly known as the Tbilisi Sioni to distinguish it from several other churches across Georgia bearing the name Sioni.
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Сиони (груз. სიონი) — исторически главный храм Тбилиси и один из двух главных в Грузинской церкви; назван в честь Сионской горы и освящён в честь Успения Пресвятой Богородицы. Стоит на берегу реки Куры в историческом центре города. До строительства собора Святой Троицы(Цминда Самеба) (2004) здесь находилась кафедра грузинского католикоса.
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Sioni Cathedral
The archbishop is visiting a cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia /
Başpiskopos Gürcistan Tiflis'teki katedrali ziyaret ederken
Katedra Sioni w Tbilisi, Gruzja
Jedna z najważniejszych świątyń Gruzińskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego. Zdjęcia Tadeusz Słabczyński, Globograf, Warszawa
Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi, one of the most important temples of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Music Table Songs of Kakheti
Service at Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral
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Katedra Sioni - Tbilisi (Gruzja)
Jedna z najważniejszych świątyń prawosławnych w Gruzji. Zdjęcia Ted Hollis z warszawy
Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi - one of the most important temples of Georgian Orthodox Church
Sioni Cathedral Church | სიონის საკათედრო ტაძარი
The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition (Georgian: სიონის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების ტაძარი) is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem. It is commonly known as the Tbilisi Sioni to distinguish it from several other churches across Georgia bearing the name Sioni.
The Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral is situated in historic Sionis Kucha (Sioni Street) in downtown Tbilisi, with its eastern façade fronting the right embankment of the Kura River. It was initially built in the 6th and 7th centuries. Since then, it has been destroyed by foreign invaders and reconstructed several times. The current church is based on a 13th-century version with some changes from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Sioni Cathedral was the main Georgian Orthodox Cathedral and the seat of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia until the Holy Trinity Cathedral was consecrated in 2004.
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Pascha in Tbilisi 2016
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Ateni Sioni - Gruzja z nami Wariatami
Ateni Sioni leżące w urokliwej dolinie Ateni, około 10km od Gori. Zjawiskowe i magiczne miejsce pośród gór Małego Kaukazu. Odpoczynek przy wspólnej Suprze nad rzeką Tana, piesze wycieczki w góry, zabytkowe winnice i wiekowe monastyry - zapraszamy do Ateni!
Trinity Cathedral Tbilisi
Built in year 2004, the Holy Trinity Tsminda Sameba Cathedral is also called the symbol of new Georgia. The beauty and sizes of cathedral are indeed breathtaking, and rises magnificently on the hill of the St. Ilya, on the left bank of the Kura River. Sameba is the highest church in Georgia. It is 101m high.
Sameba Cathedral was built with grandiose scope. Its golden dome is practically seen from any point in Tbilisi. The cathedral is part of the entire complex including residence of the Patriarch and a monastery, school of theology and academy, hotel and the complex consisting of nine chapels, five of which are located under the ground.
Construction of Sameba Cathedral was timed to the 2000th anniversary of Christianity and 1500th anniversary of the independence of the Georgian church. The construction of the cathedral was decided in 1989 but it started only on 23 November 1995. The first divine service in cathedral was held on 25 December 2002 during the construction works that finally ended in 2004. Construction was sponsored by wealthy residents of the city. The square of the Sameba Cathedral equals 5000 square meters, and can place up to 15,000 people.