Bolnisi Sioni
| Bolnisi Sioni แแแแแแกแแก แกแแแแ | |
|---|---|
 Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral | |
Location within Georgia Location within Kvemo Kartli | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Bolnisi, Kvemo Kartli Province (Mkhare), Georgia |
| Coordinates | 41ยฐ23โฒ20โณN 44ยฐ30โฒ45โณE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ41.388889ยฐN 44.5125ยฐE |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Georgian |
| Completed | 478โ493 |
Bolnisi Sioni (Georgian: แแแแแแกแแก แกแแแแ) or Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox basilica in the Bolnisi village of Bolnisi District, Georgia. The cathedral was built in 478โ493. It is the oldest extant church building in Georgia.[1]
Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral is known for the Bolnisi inscriptions in Georgian. These are one of the oldest historical documents of the Georgian alphabet. This church is the first Georgian building to have a completion date on the exterior. Bolnisi Sioniโs decorative scheme was a Sasanian style. The southern and central parts of the church are adorned with curling vine scrolls, arabesques, and foliate motifs. Uniform masonry blocks were used to build on to the original buildingโs Late Antiquity remnants on the southern faรงade.[2]
The country of Georgia was in contact with Persia during the time of Bolnisi Sioniโs construction.[3] Evidence of this is in the decoration of the building. The sculpture and embellishments of Bolnisi Sioni and other surrounding Georgian churches are influenced from Iranian, Armenian, and Near Eastern art and architecture.[4]
Bolnisi Sioni bell-tower.
Church faรงade and exterior portal.
Early inscription
Interior of Bolnisi Sioni.
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Bibliography
[edit]- V. Beridze, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, 2, Tbilisi, 1977, p.ย 454
- Sh. Amiranashvili, History of Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1971, pp.ย 113โ118
- V. Beridze, Bolnisi Sioni // fresco, No. 2, 1968, pp.ย 23โ25
References
[edit]- โ Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 316. Peeters Bvba, ISBNย 90-429-1318-5
- โ Encyclopedia "Georgia". Vol.ย 1. Tbilisi. 1997. p.ย 58.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - โ Tabidze, Manana (1999). "Sociolinguistic aspects of the development of Georgian" (PDF). Working Papers (47): 202. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- โ Rapp, Stephen H (2009). "The Iranian heritage of Georgia: Breathing new life into the pre-Bagratid historiographical tradition" (PDF). Iranica Antiqua (44): 659. Retrieved 18 November 2018.[dead link]
External links
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Media related to Bolnisi Sioni at Wikimedia Commons- Bolnisi Sioni, Dzeglebi.ge
- Bolnisi Sioni, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia
