▁buried ▁in ▁this ▁church , ▁but ▁no ▁trace ▁of ▁their ▁gra ves ▁has ▁been ▁found . ▁This ▁early ▁church ▁was ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Arab s , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁built ▁de ▁nov o . ▁ ▁The ▁c athedral ▁was ▁completely ▁re built ▁by ▁King ▁David ▁the ▁Bu ilder ▁in ▁ 1 1 1 2 . ▁The ▁basic ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁structure ▁date ▁from ▁this ▁period . ▁It ▁was ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 6 , ▁when ▁its ▁d ome ▁was ▁ru ined ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁J al al ▁ad ▁Din ▁M ing burn u . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁rep a ired , ▁but ▁dam aged ▁again ▁by ▁Tim ur ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 6 ▁and ▁rep a ired ▁by ▁King ▁Alexander ▁I . ▁It ▁was ▁again ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁invas ions ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 2 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁T bil isi , ▁El ise ▁S agin ash v ili ▁( d ied ▁ 1 6 7 0 ), ▁substantial ly ▁restored ▁the ▁cup ola , ▁v ault s , ▁added ▁the ▁southern ▁chap el , ▁paint ings ▁and ▁decor ations , ▁which ▁is ▁written ▁on ▁southern ▁an nex , ▁but ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁again ▁dev ast ated ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁earth qu ake . ▁The ▁reg ent ▁of ▁K art li , ▁b aton ish v ili ▁(