Mokvi Cathedral
| Mokvi Cathedral მოქვის ეკლესია | |
|---|---|
Mokvi Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| District | Ochamchire Municipality |
| Region | Caucasus |
| Location | |
| Location | Mokvi, Ochamchire Municipality, Georgia/ Abkhazia |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°50′06″N 41°30′28″E / 42.835°N 41.507778°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Georgian; Cathedral |
| Completed | 10th century during the reign of King Leon III of Abkhazia |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
Mokvi Cathedral (Georgian: მოქვის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral located in Mokvi, in the Ochamchire Municipality of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognized to constitute a part of Georgia.
Mokvi Cathedral consists of five naves, built in the third quarter of the 10th century, during the reign of king Leon III of Abkhazia. According to a non-extant inscription (found by Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem who visited Mokvi in 1659) the church was painted during the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and David IV of Georgia. In the Catholicate of Abkhazia, Mokvi was the seat of a bishop at least until the 17th century.