Speti Church Of The Savior
The Speti church of the Savior ( ka, სპეთის მაცხოვრის სახელობის ეკლესია, tr) is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church in the western Georgia (country), Georgian region of Imereti. It is a nave, single-nave hall church, its most recognizable feature being a medieval ornate iconostasis made of alabaster and stucco. The church is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance. History The Speti church of the Savior is perched atop a high Mount Kvirike near the village of Speti, in the Qvirila River valley, 16 km east of the town of Sachkhere, in the Sachkhere Municipality, Imereti region. The church is commonly known as the Upper Church of the Savior (ზედამაცხოვარი, ''zedamatskhovari'') to distinguish it from its namesake late-medieval "lower" church, situated down in the village. The church was half-ruined when Ekvtime Taqaishvili visited it in 1920. It ...
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