Lichauri Church
The Marienkirche of Lichauri , Lichauri Church for short ( Georgian ლიხაურის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია ) is a Georgian Orthodox church in the municipality of Osurgeti in the Guria region in Georgia . It belongs to the Shemokmedi diocese . It was built in the 12th century.
The church is in the center of the village of Lichauri . Near the church is a free-standing bell tower, which, like the church, is made of carved stone. There is a Georgian inscription on one wall of the bell tower . On the east wall of the square church there is a window richly decorated with Georgian ornaments, on the west a portal.
Two old manuscripts are kept in the church, a Gospel ( Georgian Sakhareba ) and the so-called Shamni ( Georgian ჟამნი ).
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Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ N , 42 ° 0 ′ 42 ″ E