Religion, churches and monasteries
What faith Georgians follow and when the country became Christian, whether visitors can enter churches and what to wear, where the main relics are kept and which monasteries to see.
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What is the religion of Georgia?
Most people in Georgia are Orthodox Christians of the Georgian Orthodox Church, about 83 percent in the 2014 census.
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The Greek Church of Saint Nicholas in Batumi: what kind of church is it?
The Greek Church of Saint Nicholas in Batumi is a cross-domed cathedral opposite the Batumi piazza, built in 1865 with funds from the city's Greek community.
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Where is the Catholic church in Batumi?
Batumi Catholic Church, also called the Church of the Holy Spirit, stands on Gogebashvili Street between the city centre and the port.
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Is there a Catholic church in Tbilisi and where is it?
Tbilisi has two Catholic churches: Saints Peter and Paul near Marjanishvili metro at 55 Javakhishvili Street, and the Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary.
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Timotesubani Monastery: where is it and what is it known for?
Timotesubani Monastery is in the village of the same name in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, and it was built by Shalva Akhaltsikheli, ruler of the historical Tori province.
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Jumati Monastery in Guria: what is there to see?
Jumati Monastery stands on Jumati Mountain in Guria, about 15 km from Ozurgeti, and is dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
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Anchiskhati Basilica in Tbilisi: why is it the city's oldest church?
Anchiskhati Basilica is Tbilisi's oldest church: it was built in the 6th century on the orders of King Dachi of Iberia, son of the city's founder Vakhtang Gorgasali.
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Ubisi Monastery: what is there to see?
Ubisi Monastery in the village of Ubisi in Imereti (Kharagauli) dates to the 9th century and is known for its 14th-century frescoes and a four-story tower of 1141.
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What is the Ateshgah Zoroastrian fire temple in Tbilisi?
Ateshgah is a Zoroastrian fire temple in old Tbilisi on Gomi Street, built in the Sasanian period, which is dated from 224 to 651 CE.
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What are Lomisi Church and the Lomisoba festival, and when is it held?
Lomisi is a monastery of Saint George on the watershed ridge of the Ksani and Aragvi rivers, at about 2,300 metres above sea level, near Mleta village close to Dusheti.
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Where is the synagogue in Kutaisi and what is it known for?
The synagogues of Kutaisi are in the Jewish quarter between the Mtsvanekvavila district and Boris Gaponov Street in the Imereti region.
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Where is the synagogue in Batumi?
The Batumi synagogue, known as the Stone Ashkenazi Synagogue, stands on Vazha-Pshavela Street in the Ajara region.
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Where is the Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God and what is there to see?
The Cathedral of the Mother of God stands at 51 Demetre Tavdadebuli Street in Batumi, in the Ajara region.
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Kintsvisi Monastery: what are its frescoes famous for?
Kintsvisi Monastery is known for the artwork of its 12th–13th-century St Nicholas Church, linked to the reign of Queen Tamar and influential in Georgian monumental art.
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Ninotsminda Monastery in Kakheti: what is it and where is it?
Ninotsminda is a monastery with a cathedral in the village of the same name near Sagarejo town in Kakheti, built between 650 and 675 and named for Saint Nino.
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Urbnisi Cathedral: where is it and what is it known for?
Urbnisi Cathedral is in the village of Urbnisi in Shida Kartli and is known for walls showing layers of destruction and repair and for a bell tower dated to 1706.