The religious component of Georgia. A unique attraction is the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kvabishevi.

The sights of Georgia deserve to be visited. Each attraction is unique in its own way. Their variety and quantity simply amazes the mind. The most beautiful places in Georgia fascinate and attract people to themselves.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Kvabishevi is a monument of history and ancient architecture.

About the church

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin is located in the Samtskhe-Javakheti district of Borjomi district in the village of Kvabishevi. On a high rocky hill there is a three-nave temple. The facade on the east side is supported by rocks. From the northern part of one of the naves there is a fresco that dates from the XII-XIII centuries, it depicts a man and a woman, Shota and Iai are written under them.

It is assumed that they are representatives of the family of feudal lords who lived here. The main nave has a larger width than the others, also decorated with an apse and an arched window from the east. The vault has a spherical shape, brackets are inserted at the top on the south and north sides.

Closer to the west there is a door that has an unusual shape: it is architrave on the outside, and inside the building is arched. There is a rectangular window at a decent height. The main nave is separated from the other two by arches, its pillars are its support. The aisle, which adorns the nave from the east, is complemented by a single-stage pilaster.

Also, the north nave has a semicircular apse with a window from the east, and a second window is located on the west wall of the nave. The vault is different – it is executed in the form of a cylinder. The nave of the southern direction is divided into two parts by means of a partition. In the partition, from the west, there is a storage room, into which a rectangular entrance leads.

The vault from the east has one window that faces south, so outside the vaults the nave has two more windows. The material for the walls of the monastery is a large and rough cobblestone, and all the decorations, except the frescoes, are made of hewn stone. The southern facade has two narrow windows. The western facade has a window framed with hewn stone. There are three Bolnisi crosses inlaid in a medallion on the stone, there is also a cornice, a template, a shaft.