Bedia Cathedral
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Bedia Cathedral is a medieval Georgian Orthodox church in Abkhazia, notable as a royal foundation and burial site of King Bagrat III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bedia Cathedral canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian Orthodox church
ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ medieval church ⓘ |
| affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian medieval architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Bagrat III of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 999 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 42.848°N 41.779°E ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important monument of Georgian medieval ecclesiastical architecture
ⓘ
symbol of Georgian royal patronage of the Church ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St. Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 250 metres ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Bagrat III of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Georgian inscriptions
ⓘ
medieval frescoes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell tower
ⓘ
domed cross-in-square church ⓘ fortified enclosure ⓘ narthex ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument under Georgian law ⓘ |
| inception | 10th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Georgian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abkhazia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bedia NERFINISHED ⓘ Caucasus Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tkvarcheli District NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Abkhazia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bedia plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bedia village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Kingdom of Abkhazia heritage ⓘ |
| plan | cross-in-square ⓘ |
| region | South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| roofShape | domed ⓘ |
| significantEvent | royal foundation by Bagrat III ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 10th–11th centuries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
royal burial ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.