Patara Alaverdi ( ka, პატარა ალავერდი; ''Minor Alaverdi'') is a
Georgian Orthodox Church located in
Qakh District, northwestern
Azerbaijan, on the border with
Georgia. Patara Alaverdi is a domed church erected on the site of an old
basilica with the contribution of the local community in 1888.
Tradition has it that Minor Alaverdi is "a brother to
Alaverdi Monastery of
Kakheti
Kakheti ( ka, კახეთი ''K’akheti''; ) is a region (mkhare) formed in the 1990s in eastern Georgia from the historical province of Kakheti and the small, mountainous province of Tusheti. Telavi is its capital. The region comprises eigh ...
". At present, the dome is damaged and in need of restoration.
Each year on 14 September, it hosts
Alaverdoba
Alaverdoba ( ka, ალავერდობა) is a religious and folk celebration in the eastern Georgian province of Kakheti, with its roots in a harvest festival. It focuses on Alaverdi Cathedral from which it derives its name, with the suf ...
, a feast with traditions identical with that of Kakhetian Alaverdi.
See also
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Kurmukhi Church
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St George's Church, Qakh
The St George's Church ( ka, კახის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox Church located in the village of Gakh-Inguila in the Qakh district, 30 metres away from the left bank of the Kakist ...
Sources
პატარა ალავერდი
References
{{Georgian churches
Churches in Azerbaijan
Eastern Orthodox churches in Azerbaijan