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Bedia Cathedral

999 · 10th century

Bedia Cathedral is a medieval church in eastern Abkhazia, founded in 999 by Bagrat III, king of the Abkhazians and the first king of a united Georgia, who was buried there in 1014. Its gold Bedia Chalice, a gift of the king, is one of the masterpieces of Georgian metalwork. The church was a seat of bishops of western Georgia.

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Kingdom of Abkhazia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bedia Cathedral. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bedia-cathedral
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