Zemo Makvaneti reaches three Christian sites: the Marian church, the naeklesiari beside it and this Resurrection church about a kilometre to the west. For a Gurian village, where one church is the norm, that is a notable exception.
The dedication to the Resurrection is rendered in Georgia in different ways, as Aghdgoma or Kviratskhoveli, and both versions have already appeared in Kakhetian and Kartlian villages. Here the first form is used, direct and without allegory.
The village lies south-west of Ozurgeti, in the foothills. No dating has become attached to the building. Shemokmedi with its two Gorisferdi churches is very close, so four sites form one short outing. Dress soberly, women bring a headscarf.
📜 Facts
- A church of the Resurrection, another site of the village
- The western part of Zemo Makvaneti south-west of Ozurgeti
- The Marian church and the naeklesiari stand about a kilometre east
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark: south-west of Ozurgeti, the western part of Zemo Makvaneti
- A route is built with the Build Route button
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