Cathedral of Panagia Portaitissa of Iberia
| Cathedral of Panagia Portaitissa of Iberia | |
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ივერიის ღვთისმშობლის ხატის სახელობის ტაძარი | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Province | Tbilisi |
| Leadership | Ilia II of Georgia |
| Year consecrated | 2019 |
| Location | |
| Location | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| State | Tbilisi |
| Territory | Makhata |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Cross-in-square |
| Style | Georgian cross-dome |
| Groundbreaking | 2012 |
The Cathedral of Panagia Portaitissa of Iberia (Georgian: ივერიის ღვთისმშობლის ხატის სახელობის ტაძარი, romanized: iveriis ghvtismshoblis khat'is sakhelobis t'adzari) is a cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Construction was inaugurated in 2012 by the initiative of the Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II. The cathedral is dedicated after the original Panagia Portaitissa icon held at the Monastery of the Iberians on Mount Athos.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mihailova, N. (2015) Tbilisi: Cathedral construction on Makhata hill completed Orthodox World Magazine
- ^ Office of the Prime Minister (2014) PM attended the service at a new cathedral Government of Georgia