Nekresi historic town in Kakheti

Kakheti

Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and...

, Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

, in modern day Kvareli Municipality, near the village Shilda. The town was established by king Pharnajom (around 2nd-1st centuries BC). In 4th century AD, king Thrdat

Trdat of Iberia

T'rdat |Latinized]] as Tiridates), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king of Iberia from c. 394 to 406.According to the Georgian chronicles, he was a son of Rev, son of Mirian III, the first Christian king of Iberia...

 built a church in this place. This church became a refuge to one of the Assyrian fathers, Abibus

Abibus of Nekressi

Abibus of Nekressi was one of the thirteen Syrian apostles of Georgia and the bishop of Nekressi. He was stoned to death by Zoroastrian Persians at Rekhi. His feast day had been kept on November 12 through 1700, but changed to November 27 then. His relics are kept at Mzkheta.- References :*...

, in the late 6th century. Around this time Nekresi Episcopality was established, which existed until 19th century.

External links

• Nekresi, Parliament.ge