Bedia Cathedral

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Bedia Cathedral is a medieval Georgian Orthodox church in Abkhazia, notable as a royal foundation and burial site of King Bagrat III.

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Bedia Cathedral canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox church
cathedral
medieval church
affiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
architecturalStyle Georgian medieval architecture
burialPlaceOf Bagrat III of Georgia
completionDate 999
coordinateLocation 42.848°N 41.779°E
country Georgia
culturalSignificance important monument of Georgian medieval ecclesiastical architecture
symbol of Georgian royal patronage of the Church
dedicatedTo St. Mary
linked to: St Mary

Theotokos
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 250 metres
foundedBy Bagrat III of Georgia
hasArtwork Georgian inscriptions
medieval frescoes
hasPart bell tower
domed cross-in-square church
fortified enclosure
narthex
heritageDesignation Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia
heritageStatus protected monument under Georgian law
inception 10th century
languageOfInscriptions Georgian
locatedIn Abkhazia
Bedia
Caucasus Mountains region
linked to: Caucasus

Tkvarcheli District
historical region of Abkhazia
locatedOn Bedia plateau
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Bedia village
partOf medieval Kingdom of Abkhazia heritage
plan cross-in-square
region South Caucasus
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
roofShape domed
significantEvent royal foundation by Bagrat III
significantPeriod 10th–11th centuries
usedFor Christian worship
royal burial

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Bagrat III of Georgia burialPlace Bedia Cathedral
Bedia Monastery hasPart Bedia Cathedral
King Bagrat III associatedWith Bedia Cathedral