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Ikvi church of Saint George
იკვის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია
Ikvi church of Saint George.
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41°49′10″N 44°14′07″E / 41.819518°N 44.235207°E / 41.819518; 44.235207 (Ikvi)
LocationChachubeti, Kaspi Municipality
Shida Kartli, Georgia
TypeCross-in-square church

The Ikvi church of Saint George (Georgian: იკვის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, romanized: ik'vis ts'minda giorgis ek'lesia) is a Georgian Orthodox church in the Kaspi Municipality in Georgia's east-central region of Shida Kartli. It is a cross-in-square church dated to the 11th century. The church is known for its elaborate decorative external stone carvings and the 12th–13th-century frescoes, being restored after rainfall damage in 2011. The church is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.[1]

  1. ^ "List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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