Achi Church
Coordinates: 41 ° 50 ′ 10 ″ N , 42 ° 0 ′ 5 ″ E
The Achi Church ( Georgian აჭის ეკლესია, აჭი ; ɑt͡ʃʼɪ ) is a medieval Georgian Orthodox church in Georgia , in the Guria region in the village of Achi of the same name . It was built in the 13th or 14th century and is now part of the Shemokmedi diocese .
There is a legend about the construction of the church that a dewi ( Daeva in Georgian mythology) ruled the village of Achi. The residents asked St. George for help. St. George helped them and Dewi was killed by him. The grateful people tried to build a church, but could not. Finally, a white dove showed them where the Atschi Church is today. The oldest historical Georgian document in which the Achi Church is mentioned dates back to the 16th century.
The church is a single-nave hall church and is built of hewn stone. A high wall runs around them. The church and the wall were renovated several times. The church has two entrance doors on the south and west walls. Over the doors are the traditional Georgian ornaments. There is a Georgian inscription on the southern wall, while the interior walls are decorated with frescoes from the 13th century.
In 2007, a convent was founded at the Atschi Church.
Web links
- The website of the Achi Church
- The churches and monasteries in Guria
- Achi Church. The official website of the Guria region
literature
- Soviet Georgian Encyclopedia , Volume 2., Tbilisi, 1977, page 78
- Encyclopedia Georgia (ენციკლოპედია საქართველო), Tbilisi, 1997, page 277
- Dimitri Bakradse, Archaeological Raise in Gurien and Ajara, Batumi, 1987