Georgian FM views panneau of Georgian martyr queen in Lisbon, restored in 2017

Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has viewed a panneau of Georgian queen Ketevan in Lisbon, on the wall of the Graca cathedral, depicting the torture of the queen in 1624 in Iran, when she refused to give up the Christian faith and convert to Islam.

The government of Georgia allocated funds for the restoration of the panneau in 2017, which is three meters in height and 12 meters in width.

The panneau is the only graphical image of the martyrdom of the queen and it is made in the traditional Portugalian style.

The Georgian government allocated more than 16,000 EUR for the restoration works. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office. 

While in Portugal Georgian Foreign Minister is scheduled to meet with his Portuguese colleague.

He has already met with Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries Francisco Ribeiro Telles.

Zalkaliani said that Georgia is closely cooperating with the member countries of the union.