2Katskhi Pillar

Known as the most isolated church in the world, Katskhi Pillar is a natural limestone monolith that is 130 feet high in the air.  

The churDebre Damoch and three hermit cells are perched on the top, which can be accessed by a precarious steel ladder. To be spiritually closer to God, Christian ascetics, also known as Stylites, spent their days living on top. The place was abandoned & lost in oblivion for 500 years until a Georgian mountaineer, Alexander Japaridze, discovered the bones of the last Christian ascetic who resided here. The village of Katskhi lies in the western Georgian region of Imereti, and currently, the church is closed to the public.

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