The 19th century Church of the Holy Father David in Mtatsminda is one of the most beautiful places in Georgia.
The Church of the Holy Father David in Mtatsminda is one of the most important sights of Georgia, which attracts many pilgrims and tourists. The first religious building appeared here in the 6th century, the church was built by pilgrims
Many tourists are wondering what to see in Georgia. The sights of Georgia are rich in pilgrimage sites, one of them is the Temple of the Holy Father David - an architectural ensemble of the XIX century and one of the shrines of Georgia, located in the center of Mtatsminda.
The original church on this site was erected in the VI century by a community of pilgrims who arrived from the Antiochian Church in Georgia for the sake of spreading the Christian faith among the population. A father named David was one of them. He founded the Gareji Monastery.
Before leaving for Gareji, David promoted Christianity in Tbilisi and carved a cell in the rock in which he himself lived. When David left this cell, the locals named the mountain “Mamadaviti" in memory of him.
Later in the X century, the mountain gets another name - Mtatsminda. At the same time, a new temple is being founded here, which is destined to be destroyed in 2 centuries. According to the writings of St. Plato Ioseliani, during the life of David, a church was built intended for divine services.
In the XI century, the Catholics of Georgia fulfilled the wish of Father David and erected the church of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Iberian goddess, as evidenced by the chronicles of 1542.Saint Plato Ioseliani wrote: "in the life of Saint David there was a church created for David's divine services."
However, in 1809 the temple built was destroyed, and a new one was built in its place. In its modern form, the church of Father David, which is seen by pilgrims, was created on September 22, 1859. The blessing in the name of Mamadaviti was received from the Exarch Eusebius.
The walls of the church were painted with frescoes and icons in 1889. And already in 1891, a women's parish school was opened at the church. In the Church of David, divine services continued even when the enemies attacked Georgia, although in other churches the liturgy was suspended. The temple offers a wonderful panoramic view of Tbilisi and the most beautiful places of Georgia.
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Architecture.
St. David 's Church it has collected several styles, with shades of medieval Georgian architecture. The cross-domed temple is only externally, in the inner space everything is somewhat different, everything is one there.
The building itself is very simple, the facade of the building is decorated only with arches decorated from above. The round-shaped windows are adjacent to the apse, under which a cross is laid out in red brick. In the western part of the church there is a wooden cartridge.
The church is entirely built of brick and has two entrances: in the south and in the west. The frescoes were painted in the XIX century, the largest space was occupied by Georgian saints. Icons of St. Nicholas and David Garejeli are placed on both sides of the altar.
To the south of the cathedral there is a three-tiered prayer book, on the third tier there is a belfry made of stone with open arches. Not far from the temple you can find the cell of David Garedzhelsky.
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