Church of the Virgin

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The Church of the Virgin is the main medieval Georgian church within the Gelati Monastery complex, renowned for its architecture and rich interior frescoes.

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Church of the Virgin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox church
medieval Georgian church
architecturalStyle Georgian medieval architecture
architecturalType cross-in-square church
associatedWith medieval Kingdom of Georgia
linked to: Kingdom of Georgia
country Georgia
culturalSignificance important center of medieval Georgian religious art
major monument of Georgian Christian architecture
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
floorPlanType cross-in-square
hasArtisticStyle Byzantine art
Georgian medieval painting
hasConservationStatus protected monument
hasFeature apse
dome
narthex
hasFunction monastic church
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasIconography Christ Pantocrator
Theotokos (Mother of God)
saints and church fathers
hasInteriorDecoration frescoes
mosaics
hasOrientation east–west
hasStructuralSystem load-bearing masonry
heritageDesignationPartOf Gelati Monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationStart 1994
languageOfInscriptions Georgian
locatedIn Gelati Monastery complex
linked to: Gelati Monastery
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Imereti region
linked to: Imereti
locatedNear Kutaisi
locatedOn Gelati monastery terrace
linked to: Gelati Monastery
materialUsed stone
notableFor Byzantine-style mosaics
rich interior frescoes
partOf Gelati Monastery
Gelati monastic ensemble
linked to: Gelati Monastery
period High Middle Ages
relativePositionInComplex main church of Gelati Monastery
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
roofType tiled roof
usedFor Christian worship
liturgical services
visitorAttraction tourist site in Georgia

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Gelati Monastery hasPart Church of the Virgin