Tsilkani is one of the sites associated with the Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers and the church dates back to the C4th. Some of these earlier elements are still visible in the current church, which was heavily remodelled in the Middle Ages.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
16th August 2006
18th June 2013
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Architecture
Tags
(As)Syrian Fathers, Architecture, C4th, Church, Georgia, Middle Ages, Sculpture, Shida Kartli, Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers, Tsilkani
Collection
The Early Christian Architecture of Georgia
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Tsilkani,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 25, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/76.