Chuburkhinji Saint George Church

Church building in Chuburkhindji, Georgia

42°34′50″N 41°48′35″E / 42.58056°N 41.80972°E / 42.58056; 41.80972ArchitectureTypeChurchCompleted19th century

Chuburkhinji Saint George Church (Georgian: ჭუბურხინჯის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია) is a church in the village of Chuburkhindji (Tchuburkhinji), Gali Municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia.^[2]

History

The church was built in the 19th century. The original building was built in the 11th century, but in the second half of the 19th century, with the parish's initiative, the church was reconstructed and consecrated in the name of Saint Elijah the Prophet. But the local population still call it the Saint George church. When observing the façade of the church, it's easy to notice certain elements that characterize the 11th century Georgian architecture.^[3]

External links

Chuburkhinji Saint George Church Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

References

^ 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 as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ St. George church in Tchuburkhinji village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
^ Kapanadze, Salome, ed. (2007). "ჭუბურხინჯის ეკლესია". საქართველოს კულტურული მემკვიდრეობა : ტ. 1: აფხაზეთი [Cultural Heritage of Georgia. Vol: 1. Abkhazia] (in Georgian and Russian). Sveti. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-9941-9005-2-5.