Samtavisi is a large C13th church with the remains of a substantial C5th basilica lying directly to the south. This means that they were built side-by-side and raises the question of when the C5th basilica fell out of use and whether the later building was its replacement.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
7th July 2013
Contributor
Emma Loosley and Giorgi Davituri
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Architecture
Tags
(As)Syrian Fathers, Architecture, C13th, C5th, Church, Georgia, Samtavisi, Shida Kartli, Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers
Collection
The Early Christian Architecture of Georgia
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Samtavisi,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed October 31, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/126.