Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem (Georgian: ზემო ბეთლემის მაცხოვრის შობის ტაძარი, zemo betlemis matskhovris shobis tadzari; Armenian: Բեթղեհեմի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի[1] or Betlehemi Surb Astvatsatsin yekeghetsi; also now known as the Upper Bethlehem Church)[2] is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The upper parts, constructed of black stone, were built by Agha-Meliq Bebutyan, a participant of the Indian crusade of Nadir Shah and who was killed in battle against the Turks in 1724.
Construction of bigger church was held during reign of catholicos Eghiazar (1681–1691) and Alexander (1706–1714).
In 1981, during excavations inside the church, the basement of the chapel was found[4][unreliable source?].
[1] In 1990–1991, the Armenian fresco in the interior of the dome depicting the Holy Father[who?]