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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of the Virgin canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church
ⓘ
medieval Georgian church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian medieval architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cross-in-square church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
medieval 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
ⓘ
Icons of the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos (Mother of God)
saints and church fathers ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
frescoes
ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | load-bearing masonry ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationPartOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Gelati Monastery
ⓘ
surface form:
Gelati Monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| heritageDesignationStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Georgian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gelati Monastery
ⓘ
surface form:
Gelati Monastery complex
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Imereti
ⓘ
surface form:
Imereti region
|
| locatedNear | Kutaisi ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Gelati Monastery
ⓘ
surface form:
Gelati monastery terrace
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Byzantine-style mosaics
ⓘ
rich interior frescoes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gelati Monastery
ⓘ
Gelati Monastery ⓘ
surface form:
Gelati monastic ensemble
|
| period | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| relativePositionInComplex | main church of Gelati Monastery ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
liturgical services ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | tourist site in Georgia ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.