Temple of Mokva X century

Mokva temple of the X century is located in Abkhazia, in the village of Mokva, Ochamchyr district. The cathedral is the only five-nave cross-domed temple of medieval Abkhazia. Its construction began in the VII-X century, the walls of the cathedral are decorated with rare frescoes, the interior decoration is very rich. There was an inscription that the temple was decorated under King David.

The cathedral was very popular at the time, visitors often came. In 1640 there was a priest Pavel Zakhariev and Russian ambassadors. At the end of the XVII century the temple was abandoned. In the XIX century, the temple was repaired, built on the dome of the rotunda. Here they also made a tomb in which Prince of Abkhazia Mikhail Shervashidze, his son and others were buried. In 1920, a valuable Gospel was stolen from the Mokva temple. During the Soviet Union, it was returned and is now kept in the Georgian Art Museum. In 2002, the Mokva temple reopened, became a landmark and receives tourists.