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result, a part of this original coating was lost, and nowadays on the newly discovered parts there are remains of ancient decorative painting. There are also Greek, Arabic, Georgian, Armenian and
Russian inscriptions of various eras and numerous North Caucasian ancestral signs - tamga. The eastern part of the church, closest to the village, was whitewashed. On April 30, 2011, unknown people set the temple on fire, but it was quickly eliminated, and the interior and icons were not damaged.
363:(950-960s), Senty (965) and North Zelenchuksky (late 960s - 970s) churches; it belongs to the third stage of the temple construction in Alania after returning to Christianity around 950. At the end of the 19th century, Shoana church was turned into the church of the Alexander-Athos monastery. The temple was re-plastered, the roof was replaced, and the chapels were rebuilt.
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into a single compartiment with one blind arch on the side wall. Russian historians A.Vinogradov and D. Beletsky believe that the church was built by a local builders, who repeated a known pattern, but they were technically better trained than previous builders and could freely interpret the chosen
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form. It is very difficult to associate the builders with a particular architectural school. There is no written evidence to accurately date the church. Only the picturesque scenery of the church sheds some light on its dating. The remains of the
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535:Керамика Шоанинского поселения. Вопросы датировки // Проблемы хронологии и периодизации памятников и культур Северного Кавказа. XXVI «Крупновские чтения» по археологии Северного Кавказа. Магас,2010.
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above some the windows. Outside the church was covered with a thin layer of plastering (can be seen in the voids between some stone tiles), and inside it was plastered and decorated with ornaments.
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