Photos of the Medieval Georgian St George Samtsevrisi church Georgia,(country). Photos by photographer Paul E Williams. (TIP – use the icons below the slideshow for thumbnail photos and info)
Photos of the Medieval Georgian St George Samtsevrisi church Georgia,(country).
Photos images of St Giorgi (St George) Church, Samtsevrisi, Georgia (country).
St George Samtsevrisi
St Giorgi (St George) Church, Samtsevrisi is a perfect example of a Byzantine church with a horseshoe apse laid out as in the Greek Cross style. Built originally in the 7th century of stone St Giorgi (St George) Church stands on the edge of a bluff overlooking the Mtkvari River valley with Samtsevrisi cemetery nearby.
In the 15th and 16th centuries the St Giorgi (St George) Church, Samtsevrisi was refurbished at the expense of Merab Tsisishvili, a notable Georgian noble family.
On May 7th 1940 an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit the Imereti region killing 16 people and damaging St Giorgi (St George) Church, Samtsevrisi.
Today the church has been repaired and its interior can be visited by asking its Orthodox priest, who lives in a bungalow on the way up the track to the church, for a key.
No frescoes remain inside this charming church.
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