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    The Bedia Chalice (Georgian: ბედიის თასი, romanized: bediis tasi) is a piece of the medieval Georgian goldsmithery, a liturgical vessel made of ducat...
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    replacing Greek as the language of literacy and culture. The Bedia Chalice donated by Bagrat to the Bedia Monastery is an important piece of Georgian metal art...
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    very Christian king, Bagrat III had several churches built, including the Bedia Cathedral, in 999, which he elevated to the rank of chief town of a bishopric...
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  • inscriptions Bolnisi inscriptions Ateni Theotokos Church inscription Bedia Chalice inscription Samshvilde Sioni inscription Jvari inscriptions Doliskana...
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    Gurandukht sponsored the construction of the Bedia Cathedral, completed in 999, and donated a gilded chalice to it. For a time, during Bagrat's absence...
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    (1027-1072). In the name of God, I, Zosime Kumurdoeli, invested the altar, chalice, dish, the cross, and embellished the icon of the Saviour by the hand of...
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