Svetitskhoveli Cathedral Review

When I went there was a Sunday church service. Only locals could go in and the grass outside was very comfortable. Listening to the hymns from the church, bathing in the warm winter sun, I was in a good mood. There was a small square outside the church. There were carriages and children playing football. Everything was natural and leisurely. Looks like

Mzhta is the old capital of Georgia, and the Pillar of Life is the first three important churches in Georgia. The legend says the last pillar was suspended in the air when the foundation was laid, and it is considered a miracle.

The Pillar of Life Cathedral is located in the city of Mtsjeta, in the northwest part of Tbilisi, also known as the Church of Svette Skwiri. The church is one of Georgia's most sacred and magnificent churches and the second largest holy place of Christ after Jerusalem Church, known for its cloak of blood and pillars of early church architecture. The cathedral is magnificent in appearance and has a circle of walls on the periphery. The interior is gorgeous and fine, with many fine murals and maps. Architectural style with dome and cross-shaped planes. There is also the tomb of several members of the Georgian royal family, including the last two generations of kings of Georgia.

Believers are extremely pious, some kissing the pillars in the church and the holy image on the wall, others praying silently and attentively in front of the candlestick, so that every visitor can have respect. The murals have been polished with time to reveal the ultimate beauty. The holy image is exquisite and exquisite, and Georgians with rough appearance have a pious and meticulous heart. The most stunning, except for the fine murals mottled on the walls, are always those pious faces. It deserves to be a world cultural heritage. As long as it enters, it will be shocked. The flow of worshippers and those who come to pray is endless, and only when they are there can they really appreciate it. The sunshine shines through the small window of the church, making the old frescoes in the church color. It seems to be back to a day in the Middle Ages. Looking down at the bustling tourists from all over the world, it seems like time is coming. There are also tombs of several members of the Georgian Royal family, including the tombstone of the last Georgian king. There is only one reason why the Pillar of Life Cathedral is so splendid and eminent, that is, the cloak of Jesus is buried here. This is the top priority of Georgian religion (the cloak of Jesus was buried under the stone of the Great Hall). The pillar of life cathedral has history, art, inheritance, and everything needed by faith.

when you visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral you feel like you time traveled to 11th century. this is amazing place full of interesting history.

After getting out of the car and navigating to the Pillar of Life Church, which was officially called "Svett Skovilly Cathedral" on the way. The church we see was built at the peak of Georgian architecture in the 11th century. It is now the second largest church in Georgia, second only to St. Trinity in Tbilisi. So it can also be said that it is a model representative of religious architecture in Georgia. It is called the Pillar of Life Church because it bears a sacred story. According to the introduction - "In the 1st century AD, after Jesus was crucified, a Jewish Georgian named Elias came back with his robe. When his sister met the sacred object, she immediately died in the emotional shock full of sacred feelings. When she died, she could not hold it too tightly. She was buried with the sacred object. Later, a tall cedar grew out of the tomb, and the seven pillars supporting the church were made from this tree. During the construction process, the seventh pillar suddenly floated in the air, and Santa Nino prayed all night before falling down. From this comes the message that the fluid flowing out of "the sacred seventh pillar" can heal others. Svetitskhoveli in Georgian means "the pillar of life". Whether the legend is true or not is no doubt, but the status of this "Svettskwery Cathedral" in Georgian religion is beyond doubt, because there are graves of several members of the Georgian royal family in the church, including the tombstones of the last King of Georgia. Walking through the town's tourist service center, walking to the destination to see the church first feel that the building is relatively grand, covers a large area, but the appearance is very simple. Because it's early and there aren't many tourists here, we walk into this mostly popular church where people come to worship. See the interior layout, although not magnificent, but also belong to a colorful category. Mountains are not high and fairies are spiritual. This church is related to the sacred robe of Jesus in the Bible. It is a sacred place from ancient times to today. The crowns of many kings and queens on the ground seem to add more noble elements to this sacred church. We visited the church and looked around it.

The roof of the Georgian church monastery is conical and characteristic, and has a solid wall made of rock