Zemo Bethlehem Church

Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem is a church in , . Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Also known as: “Betlemi Church”, “Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem”, and “Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi”
  • Historically known as: “Church of the Holy Mother of God of Bethlehem”

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Nearby places include Sololaki and Avlabari.

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is one of the oldest neighborhoods of , located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of Mtkvari, on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda.

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is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank of the . The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as , which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi.

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is a neighborhood.

Zemo Bethlehem Church

Latitude
41.68887° or 41° 41′ 20″ north
Longitude
44.80457° or 44° 48′ 17″ east
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
Open location code
8HH6MRQ3+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163799009
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Geo­Names ID
13680085
Wiki­data ID
Q5885757
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Zemo Bethlehem Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բեթղեհեմի Սուրբ Աստուածածին Եկեղեցի (Թբիլիսի)”
  • Armenian: “Բեթղեհեմի Սուրբ Աստուածածին Եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Բեթղեհեմի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zemo Betlemi kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Бэтлеемская царква сьвятой Божай Маці”
  • Belarusian: “Зэма Бэтлемі”
  • Catalan: “Església de la Santa Mare de Déu de Betlem”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه والده الله المقدسه بيت لحم”
  • Georgian: “ბეთლემის ეკლესია”
  • Georgian: “ბეთლემის მაცხოვრის შობის ზედა ეკლესია”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس بیت‌لحم (تفلیس)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس بیت‌لحم”
  • Russian: “Вифлеемская церковь”
  • Russian: “Земо Бетлеми”
  • Russian: “Петхаинская церковь”
  • Russian: “Храм Святой Богородицы Вифлиемской” (historical)
  • Russian: “Церковь Земо Бетлеми”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de la Santa Madre de Dios de Belén”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Santa Madre de Dios de Belén”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Alto Belén”
  • Turkish: “Beytüllahim Meryem Ana Kilisesi”

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