The Mother of God of Batumi - Catholic Memory by the Black Sea
The great neo-Gothic temple of Batumi was built between 1898 and 1903 as a Catholic church by the Zubalashvili family: Stepan Zubalashvili raised it in memory of his mother Elisared, who longed for a Catholic church in the city. Closed by the Soviets in the 1930s, it was consecrated in 1989 and is today the Orthodox cathedral of the Mother of God; the present Catholic community prays in the church of the Holy Spirit.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- Three-ship, neo-Gothic, white stone basilica with red stone details and two slender towers, the work of Polish architect Aleksander Rogojski with artists brought from Italy.
- He was born of filial piety: Stepan Zubalashvili, of the famous family of Georgian Catholic mecenas, built it in memory of his mother; the street where he rises today bears the name of the Zubalashvili.
- Closed in the 1930s by the Soviet anti-religious campaign, he served for decades as a laboratory of high-voltage physics.
- On May 16, 1989, it was consecrated by the Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, on a day in which about 5,000 people were baptized.
Mother of Dios of Batumi
The historical Marian church of Batumi was born Catholic of the love of a son to his mother and today is the Orthodox cathedral of the Mother of God: its history of construction, persecution and resurrection is a Christian 20th century icon in the Caucasus.
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