One of the best religious sites. Cultural heritage of Batumi - Cathedral - the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.
The Cathedral of Batumi — the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos is one of the most beautiful in Batumi. The blog "MadLoba" will show some photos of this wonderful place, tell its history and tell you how to get here quickly and conveniently for tourists and residents of the city.
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- Chronicle of construction
- Soviet times
- Modernity
- Interior decoration
- Photos Batumi Cathedral
Adjara is famous for many interesting monuments, both historical and architectural, and natural. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the capital of Adjara is one of the sights of Georgia.
Chronicle of construction
The church was built in 1898-1903 as a Roman Catholic church, because people of different nationalities and faiths lived in Batumi at the end of the 19th century. There was already an Armenian church in the city, but it could not accommodate all the parishioners. A Catholic church was needed. It became the Mother of God-the Nativity Church.
Fulfilling the will of the deceased mother, the bulk of the funds for the construction were allocated by local philanthropists Zubalashvili brothers. Parishioners' donations were added to them. Masters from Italy were invited to work on the project and the painting of the temple.
The cathedral was built in an unusual Neo-Gothic style for Georgia. The entrance is decorated with sculptures of the apostles, presumably Andrew the First-Called and St. Nino. The debate on this issue is still ongoing.
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Soviet times
Like many other religious buildings in the years of Soviet power did not operate, they were often threatened with destruction.
Together with ordinary residents of Georgia, cultural figures defended the temple. Among them were writer K. Gamsakhurdia and director T. Abuladze. Based on the history of the temple, Abuladze made the film "Repentance", which became famous in the post-Soviet space.
As a result, the building was not destroyed, until the 1970s it was occupied by various institutions. Then it was restored and handed over to the Georgian Orthodox Church in the 1980s.
The consecration of the church took place in 1989, it was conducted by Catholicos of Georgia Ilia II. On this day, 5,000 people were baptized at once.
Since then, the cathedral has been considered the main temple of the Batumi and Laz diocese, that is, the cathedral.
Modernity
The cathedral is functioning, its doors are open to parishioners. Restoration work is underway, but there are not enough funds. Much remains to be done.
In 2011, the temple was recognized as an object of cultural heritage, included in the list of historical monuments of Batumi.
The cathedral is interesting both from a historical and cultural point of view. All travelers choosing what to see in Georgia should visit here.
Interior decoration
The interior of the temple is light, the stained glass windows resemble French Gothic temples.
There are many icons, especially the image of St. George the Victorious painted in enamel stands out
Italian architects were engaged in interior design. They used a stone for decoration, which changes color on sunny and cloudy days. Some of the old frescoes have been preserved on the walls. There are no relics of saints here, but for the residents of Georgia, the cathedral itself is considered a shrine.
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трудились над проектом и росписью храма.Построен храм в неоготическом стиле,что непривычно для Грузии.Автор прекрасно описал историю
этого храма и великая честь грузинскому народу ,что смогли сохранить до наших дней такой величественный храм.В 1989 году храм освятили ,
этот обряд совершил Католикос Грузии Илия ll.В этот день крещение совершили 5000 человек.Сейчас собор является главным храмом Батуми.