Ateni Sioni Church

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Ateni Sioni Church is an early 7th-century Georgian Orthodox church renowned for its medieval frescoes and inscriptions, located in the Ateni Gorge near Gori in eastern Georgia.

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Label Occurrences
Ateni Sioni Church canonical 4
Ateni Sioni basilica-type church 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox church
cultural heritage monument of Georgia
medieval church
architecturalStyle Georgian cross-in-square
architecturalType domed tetraconch church
belongsToTradition Georgian medieval ecclesiastical architecture
constructionEndCentury 7th century
constructionStartCentury 7th century
country Georgia
dateOfConstruction early 7th century
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
surface form: Theotokos

Virgin Mary
era Early Middle Ages
hasArtisticStyle Byzantine-influenced frescoes
hasConservationStatus protected monument
hasDecoration inscriptions
medieval frescoes
stone reliefs
hasExteriorFeature decorative stone carving
hasFeature apse
dome
narthex
hasInscriptionLanguage Georgian
Greek
hasInteriorFeature frescoed nave
painted sanctuary
heritageDesignation Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance (Georgia)
influencedBy Jvari Monastery
locatedIn Ateni Gorge
locatedInPartOfCountry Eastern Georgia
surface form: eastern Georgia
locatedInRegion Shida Kartli
locatedNear Gori
locatedOnRiver Tana River
materialUsed stone
nearSettlement Ateni
notableFor early Georgian inscriptions
medieval wall paintings
partOf Christian architectural heritage of Georgia
planType inscribed cross plan
religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
roofType stone-tiled roof
similarTo Jvari Monastery
subjectOf art historical studies
epigraphic studies
usedFor Christian worship
pilgrimage
writingSystemUsedInInscriptions early Georgian Asomtavruli script

Referenced by (5)

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Uplistsikhe (nearby) hasNearbyAttraction Ateni Sioni Church
subject surface form: Uplistsikhe
Ateni Gorge hasSite Ateni Sioni Church
Ateni hasNearby Ateni Sioni Church
Ateni hasNearby Ateni Sioni Church
this entity surface form: Ateni Sioni basilica-type church
Ateni nearbyMonumentName Ateni Sioni Church