Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God | |
Native Name: | ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის ეკლესია |
Building Type: | Church |
Architectural Style: | Gothic Revival |
Location: | Batumi, Georgia |
Owner: | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Start Date: | 1898 |
Completion Date: | 1903 |
Renovation Date: | 1989 |
Main Contractor: | Zubalashvili brothers |
Architect: | Aleksander Rogojski |
The Church of the Mother of God (Georgian: ბათუმის ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის ეკლესია, batumis ghvtismshoblis sakhelobis eklesia) in Batumi is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral, originally built as a Catholic church between 1898 and 1903. A Gothic Revival design, the church is located in the Black Sea city of Batumi in Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara.
The church was built as a Roman Catholic church through the sponsorship of the Zubalashvili brothers, Georgian Catholic businessmen, between 1898 and 1903. It was designed by Polish architect Aleksander Rogojski.[1] During the Soviet period the church was closed and converted into a high-voltage laboratory. In 1989 the church was transferred to the Georgian Orthodox Church. The Roman Catholics in Batumi now use the Church of the Holy Spirit, a modern structure consecrated in 2000.[2]