Armazi, Church of St. George
Location: | Armazi, Akhalgori Municipality |
Place: | Georgia, Shida Kartli |
Dedication: | St. George |
Category: | Built |
Type: | Domeless Church, Domed Hall |
Date/Period: | 864 |
Renovation/Reconstruction: | 10th c. (annexes) |
Layers of the Murals: | One layer |
The lapidary donor inscription is placed on the south façade:
Ⴕ Ⴑ(Ⴀ)ႾႤႪ(Ⴈ)Ⴇ|Ⴀ Ⴖ(ႫႰ)ႧႨႱႠჂ|ႧႠ ႫႤ Ⴂ(ႨႭႰႢ)Ⴈ [ႠႰႫႠႦႤႪႫႠ] | […]Ⴀ || Ⴋ(Ⴀ)Ⴑ(Ⴀ)ႾႪ(ႨႱႫႠ)Ⴌ Ⴃ(Ⴀ)[Ⴅ(Ⴈ)ႼႷ] Ⴋ(Ⴀ) |Ⴄ Ⴜ(ႫႨႣႠ)Ⴢ ႤႩ(ႪႤ)Ⴑ(ႨႠ)Ⴢ | ႮႣ Ⴤ(Ⴄ)ႪႫႼ(Ⴈ)Ⴔ(ႭႡႠ)ႱႠ [Ⴂ(ႨႭ)ႰႢ(Ⴈ)Ⴑ]Ⴀ – † BY the name of God, I, Giorgi, the father superior [of Armazi] begun (this) holy church in the koronikon PD, in the reign of Giorgi.
Occupied by Russia from 2008.