Gantiadi church

Ruins of Gantiadi church

Gantiadi church (Georgian: განთიადის ეკლესია, Gant'iadis eklesia) is a 6th-century three-apse basilica, located in settlement of Gantiadi (Gagra district). It was built in 543 AD and altered several times in 8-10th centuries. In 1576 it was partly destroyed by Ottoman invaders. It is one of the oldest Christian temples in Georgia. Nowadays only the ruins of the basilica are left standing.

Literature

V. Jaoshvili, R. Rcheulishvili, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 2, p. 680, Tb., 1977 year.

Historical Georgian monasteries and churches

Georgia

Azerbaijan	Kurmukhi

Bulgaria	Petritsoni

Cyprus	Gialia

Greece	Iviron

Jerusalem and Palestine	Monastery of the Cross

North Caucasus	Tkhaba-Yerdy

Turkey	Ancha Bana Doliskana Ishkhani Khakhuli Oshki Parekhi Khandzta Opiza Otkhta Eklesia Parkhali Tbeti Monastery

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