ALL GEORGIANS, THE KING ST. TAMAR’S RESTINGAND BURAL PLACE“PANTHEON OF SAINT TAMAR, QUEEN OF GEORGIA” Cover Image

წმინდა თამარის ქართველთა მეფის გასვენება და დაკრძალვის ადგილი. „წმინდა ერთგული მეუღლის თამარისმეფე ქართველთა“ პანთეონი
ALL GEORGIANS, THE KING ST. TAMAR’S RESTINGAND BURAL PLACE“PANTHEON OF SAINT TAMAR, QUEEN OF GEORGIA”

Author(s): Ramaz Pirtskhalava
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემიის გამომცემლობა
Keywords: Burial of Saint Tamar Queen; Tower church; Bagrati Cathedral; Gelati Monastery;

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews the topic of the burial of Saint Tamar Queen of Georgia and provides evidence on the presumed location; For the first time publishing the uncovered facts that allow demonstrate the amount of effort taken by the royal family, state, and the church of Georgia, to undertake what is the greatest clandes-tine operation of the Millenia, having no analogy worldwide, of secretly transport-ing the coffin of the queen, selection of the location for the burial, and the con-struction of unique temple - “Pantheon of Saint Tamar, Queen Of Georgia” - with utmost secrecy. The intended objective was accomplished flawlessly. The secret is now 800 years old.It was not enough to just secretly bury the coffin. They also wanted to find a way to let the far future generations of Georgian people find out; to let them know the truth and give them a reason to be proud of their ancestors and saints, to pray for them, and be under their protection. The ways used for achieving these were uncovered and they’re covered in detail in the article.