Lomisa church
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monastery, cultural heritage / national heritage, Orthodox church
The Lomisa church (Georgian: ლომისა) is a medieval Christian shrine in eastern Georgia, dedicated to Saint George. It is a simple stone hall church built in the 9th or 10th century. Located at about 2,200 m (7,218 ft) above sea level on a mountain ridge—the watershed between the Ksani and Aragvi valleys—Lomisa is the principal shrine for the highland province of Mtiuleti and neighboring communities as well as the scene of an annual festival on the Wednesday after Pentecost, which features a mass sacrificial slaughter of animals. Due to its historic and cultural significance, the church is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomisa_church
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°24'42"N 44°29'58"E
- Icon of St. George of Tsifor (seat) 15 km
- Alevi Monastery 27 km
- Gerisjvari (Geri St.Georgi Church) 38 km
- Fudznari 40 km
- Kvirtatskhoveli Church 41 km
- Kviratskhoveli 42 km
- Little church 43 km
- Bulachauri Church of St. George 46 km
- Sameba Cathedral Tianeti 51 km
- Church 59 km
- Mtiuleti 8.3 km
- Ghudi gorge (Gudauri) 11 km
- Сhurta gorge 12 km
- Akhalgori District 16 km
- Pasanauri commune 16 km
- Alew (Aleuri) gorge 21 km
- Tchartali commune 21 km
- Gudamakari 21 km
- Ksani Valley 27 km
- South Ossetia 33 km