SCENERY IN THE CAUCASUS
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CAUCASUS
was to be found, this in spite of the ancient race migrations from Asia into Europe and of the many military powers who had marched successively against the Caucasus: Egyptian, Scythian, Greek, Persian, Arab, Mongol, Tartar, Turk.
St Mzchette is the cradle as well as the burial place of the Kings of Georgia, and we visited the tombs of Prince Bagration-Moucransky and of Prince Grouzinsky of Georgia.
The cathedral is a fine building and contains splendid frescoes, alas, mostly smothered with plaster.
We were shown a pulpit carved out of a tree which is supposed to contain our Lord’s tunic. The passion of our Lord and the deaths of several of the Apostles are represented by wooden sculptures dating from A.D. 329. The church encloses the ancient miniature cathedral which was the original edifice.