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The '''Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition''' ({{Lang-ka|Georgian: სიონი (ტაძარი)}}) in Tbilisi, Georgia was the main [[cathedral]] of the [[Church of Georgia]] until the completion of the [[Holy Trinity Cathedral]] in 2004. Sioni Cathedral traces its origins to the sixth and seventh centuries. The [[cathedral]] was the [[see|seat]] of the ruling Catholicos-Patriarchs and is commonly referred to as the “Tbilisi Sioni”, following an old Georgian custom of naming churches after places in the Holy Land.
The cathedral is situated on the right bank of the Mtkvari River with its the western entrance located on Sioni Street in upper Kala, one of the oldest parts of Tbilisi. The cathedral [[crypt]] has also been the final resting place for many of the deceased Catholicos-Patriarchs of the Church of Georgia.
