St. Sophio's church is situated in the village of Pirveli Maisi (Bulitsku) of Khobi Municipality, on one of the beautiful hills of the mountain Urta. According to the folk saying this temple is called ,,Aia Sophia. The temple and the fence of the fortress is built of limestone, it had the entrance in the North side of the tower. The building has no decorations. It is built on a place of a former temple, which was superior to the current one by its art and size. The evidence of this are carved boulders, which are built in the walls of the temple and also scattered around the church. They might belong to the epoch of a developed feudalism; An old temple might have been destroyed in the XVII century during the earthquake in Tsaishi. A Cathedral and other churches on the Urta mountain were destroyed in the same period. They were restored to most possible extent by Abkhazian Catholicos Malakia Gurieli according to the order of the Head of Mengrelia Levan II Dadiani, who also provided all the needed resources. Probably St. Sophios temple was built in the same period. Near the West side of the temple there is an entrance in the cave. Around the West and North sides of the temple you can see the remains of the wall. Nearby clay vessels were found, as well as bricks of Roman-Byzantium epoch and tile fragments. St. Sophio's church and its surroundings are a very important place from both its scientific and spiritual points of view.
Церковь Святой Софии расположена в селе Пирвели Маиси, Хобского муниципалитета, на живописном склоне горы Урта. Согласно народного сказания - другое название церкви «Аиасофиа». При строительстве церкви и крепостной стены использовался известняк, вход находится с северной стороны башни. Сооружение не имеет каких-либо декоративных украшений. На его месте находился более старый храм, который превосходил нынешный и размерами, и искусством работы по камню. Доказательством этому служат камни с орнаментами, которые беспорядочно вложены в стене, а также расбросаны вокруг церкви. Предположительно это остатки старой церкви эпохи развитого феодализма, которая была уничтожена во время землетрясения в начале 17-го века. В этот период разрушены Цаишский кафедрал и другие церкви на горе Урта. Они были восстановлены под руководством Абхазского Католикоса Малакиа Гуриели «насколько это было возможно». Это было распоряжение владики Мингрелии Левана II Дадиани, который также выделил все необходимые на это средства. Возможно нынешная Церковь Святой Софии была построена в этот период. У западной стены церкви расположен вход в пещеру. С западной и северных сторон находятся остатки стены, которые построены сухой кладкой. Там же были обнаружены фрагменты глиняных сосудов, кирпичей и черепицы раннеантичной и римско-византийской эпохи. Церковь Святой Софии и окружающая местность имеют огромное научное и духовное значение.
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Zugdidi (Georgian: ზუგდიდი; Mingrelian: ზუგდიდი or ზუგიდი) is a city in the Western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km from the Black Sea coast and 30 km from the Egrisi Range, at an elevation of 100–110 metres above sea level. Zugdidi is the capital of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, which combines Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and upper part of Svaneti, and the center of the Zugdidi Municipality within. The city serves as a residence of Metropolitan of Zugdidi and Tsaishi Eparchy of the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
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The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Georgian: საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, translit.: sakartvelos samotsikulo avt'ok'epaluri martlmadidebeli ek'lesia) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church in full communion with the other churches of Eastern Orthodoxy. It is Georgia's dominant religious institution, and a majority of Georgian people are members. The Georgian Orthodox Church is one of the oldest churches in the world. It asserts apostolic foundation, and its historical roots must be traced to the early and late Christianization of Iberia and Colchis by Saint Andrew in the 1st century of new era and by Saint Nino in the 4th century AD, respectively. As in similar autocephalous Orthodox churches, the Church's highest governing body is the Holy Synod of bishops. The church is headed by the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, currently Ilia II, who was elected in 1977. Orthodox Christianity was the state religion throughout most of Georgian history until 1921, when it was conquered by the Russian Red Army during the Russian-Georgian War and became part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). The current Constitution of Georgia recognizes the special role of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the country's history, but also stipulates the independence of the church from the state. Government relations are further defined and regulated by the Concordat of 2002. The church is the most trusted institution in Georgia. According to a 2013 survey 95% respondents had a favorable opinion of its work. It is highly influential in the public sphere and is considered Georgia's most influential institution.