Khvilisha Church

Khvilisha Church
Khvilisha Church
Shown within Georgia (country)
Basic information
Location	Aspindza, Aspindza Municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti Province (Mkhare),  Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°33′54″N 43°15′44″E / 41.565008°N 43.26222°ECoordinates: 41°33′54″N 43°15′44″E / 41.565008°N 43.26222°E
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox Church
Region	Caucasus
Province	Samtskhe-Javakheti
Municipality	Aspindza
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Georgian; Basilica
Completed	8th or, more likely, 9th century, rebuilt 1970s
Specifications
Dome(s)	0
Materials	Rough & hewn basalt blocks

Khvilisha Church is an 8th- or, more likely, 9th-century Georgian Orthodox church located along the southern outskirts and side of the main road through the village of Aspindza in the Aspindza Municipality and Samtskhe-Javakheti province of Georgia. The church was renovated in the 1970s, where collapsed portions of upper walls and a missing vault were reconstructed.^[1]

References

1. Tumanishvili, Dimitri; et al. (2010). Monuments of Georgia's Cultural Heritage. Tbilisi: National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. pp. 220–223. ISBN 978-9941-0-2725-3.