Odishi Church of Mother of God (Georgian: ოდიშის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია) is a church in the village of Odishi, Sokhumi municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia.[2]
Odishi Church of Mother of God ოდიშის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია (in Georgian) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
District | Sokhumi Municipality |
Province | Abkhazia[1] |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
Location | |
Location | Odishi Sokhumi Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 43°05′15″N 41°05′00″E / 43.08750°N 41.08333°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Completed | Middle Ages |
History
editThe church was built in the medieval period. The church walls are in a heavy physical condition and need an urgent conservation.
References
edit- ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ Virgin church ruins in Odishi village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.