manglisi (, ) is a "daba" (townlet) in the tetritsqaro municipality, kvemo kartli region of georgia. as of the 2014 census, it had the population of 1,441. with a recorded history going back to the 4th century, manglisi was one of the earliest centers of christianity in georgia and is a home to the medieval cathedral of the mother of god. it also functions as a mountain spa and health resort.