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Mokvi Cathedral

10th century · 10th century

Mokvi Cathedral is a medieval church in the Ochamchire district of Abkhazia, built in the 950s or 960s by Leon III, king of the Abkhazians, as the seat of a bishopric. A large cross-domed building, it was also a centre of learning, where the illuminated manuscript known as the Mokvi Gospels was copied in 1300.

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Kingdom of Abkhazia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mokvi Cathedral. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mokvi-cathedral
MLA: “Mokvi Cathedral.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mokvi-cathedral. Accessed .
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