Mtskheta is also home to the medieval Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ("Life-Giving Pillar"). According to legend, an angel helped erect the pillars of the oldest church built in the area. A robe of Christ ("Holy Robe") is venerated as its main relic. The current church, with galleries and a high dome on four massive pillars, was built between 1010 and 1029. For a long time, it was the burial place of the Georgian kings of the Bagratid dynasty. Destroyed by Timur Lenk, it was rebuilt in the 15th century (Wikipedia).

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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral marks one of the oldest locations for a church in Georgia. The building that stands today in downtown Mtskheta is no longer the original building from late antiquity …

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The current Svetitskhoveli Cathedral was built between 1010 and 1029 on the initiative of the Georgian Catholicos Melkizedek during the reign of King George II. The architect was the Georgian …

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