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Mokvi Cathedral
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Mokvi Cathedral (Georgian: მოქვის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral located in Mokvi, in the Ochamchira District of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognized to constitute a part of Georgia.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
District | Ochamchira District |
Region | Caucasus |
Location | |
Location | Mokvi, Ochamchira District, ![]() ![]() |
Geographic coordinates | 42.835°N 41.507778°E / 42.835; 41.507778 |
Architecture | |
Style | Georgian; Cathedral |
Completed | 10th century during the reign of King Leon III of Abkhazia |
Dome(s) | 1 |
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Mokvi Cathedral consists of five naves, built in the third quarter of the 10th century, during the reign of king Leon III of Abkhazia. According to a non-extant inscription (found by Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem who visited Mokvi in 1659) the church was painted during the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and David IV of Georgia.[2] In the Catholicate of Abkhazia, Mokvi was the seat of a bishop at least until the 17th century.[2]