Cathedral of Panagia Portaitissa of Iberia explained

Building Name:Cathedral of Panagia Portaitissa of Iberia
Native Name:ივერიის ღვთისმშობლის ხატის სახელობის ტაძარი
Location:Tbilisi, Georgia
Religious Affiliation:Georgian Orthodox Church
State:Tbilisi
Province:Tbilisi
Territory:Makhata
Consecration Year:2019
Leadership:Ilia II of Georgia
Architecture Type:Cross-in-square
Architecture Style:Georgian cross-dome
Groundbreaking:2012

The Cathedral of Panagia Portaitissa of Iberia (Georgian: ივერიის ღვთისმშობლის ხატის სახელობის ტაძარი|tr) is a cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Construction was inaugurated in 2012 by the initiative of the Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II. The cathedral is dedicated after the original Panagia Portaitissa icon held at the Monastery of the Iberians on Mount Athos.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Mihailova, N. (2015) Tbilisi: Cathedral construction on Makhata hill completed Orthodox World Magazine
  2. Office of the Prime Minister (2014) PM attended the service at a new cathedral Government of Georgia