St. Mary's Church, Tskhinvali

The St. Mary's Church^[1] (Armenian: Ցխինվալի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, Georgian: ცხინვალის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების საკათედრო ტაძარი), also called Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin,^[2] is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the center of Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, a de facto independent region claimed by Georgia.

St. Mary's Church
Ցխինվալի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի ცხინვალის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების საკათედრო ტაძარი
Location	Tskhinvali
Country	disputed between South Ossetia Georgia
Denomination	Armenian Apostolic Church

The church is used by various Orthodox Christian groups in South Ossetia.^{[citation needed]} It was damaged during the night of August 7 to 8, 2008, in a bombing during the war between Russia and Georgia.^{[citation needed]}

The Church of the Blessed Virgin was built in 1718. The church has a dome and was constructed using brick and stone. The masonry walls of the facade are embedded with large crosses and arches.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Christianity in Georgia
• St. Mary's Church (disambiguation)