Tag: Georgia

St. Gregory Peradze, Priest and Martyr

OCP- January 2, 2011

Polish Orthodox Church Karina Michaluk 07.12.2010 In the days of the liturgical memory of St. Nicholas - December 6, the Orthodox Church in Poland recalls ... Read More

Mikheil Saakashvili and Illia the Second Opened Opera and Music Hall in Kutaisi

OCP- December 30, 2010

30/12/2010 Catholicos patriarch of Georgia Illia the Second and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili opened an opera and music hall in Kutaisi. 4,800,000 GEL was ... Read More

Saakashvili on Patriarch’s Role in Keeping ‘Georgian Identity’.

OCP- December 30, 2010

30/12/2010 Georgia maintained its very strong identity Georgian President Saakashvili praised the Georgian Orthodox Church and its head, Patriarch Ilia II, for, as he put ... Read More

Spiritual leader invites Georgian Patriarch to Baku

OCP- December 23, 2010

20/12/2010 Sheikh-ul-Islam haji Allahshukur Pashazade held a meeting with Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Iliya the Second in Georgia. According to spokesperson for the Caucasus Muslims Department ... Read More

Catholicos Karekin II and European official discussed problems of Armenian Churches

OCP- December 22, 2010

21/12/2010 On December 20, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received European Parliament’s rapporteur on Armenia Tomasz Poreba accompanied by MP Artak Zakaryan. His Holiness ... Read More

Armenian church in Akhaltsikhe: AAC Concerned

OCP- December 7, 2010

6/12/2010 The Mother See of Echmiadzin is concerned over the fact that the khachkars (cross-stones) have been removed from the walls of Surb Erevum (Holy ... Read More

Azg: Georgia is afraid of Armenian spiritual leader’s visit to Javakhk

OCP- November 25, 2010

25/11/2010 “In all likelihood, the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II to Georgia will be cancelled. The reason is Armenian spiritual leader’s decision ... Read More

Armenian Diocese of Georgia Condemns Official for Demeaning Church

OCP- November 20, 2010

19/11/2010 TBILISI (Combined Sources)—The Armenian Apostolic Church of Georgia on Wednesday condemned Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Reintegration for refusing to acknowledge the Armenian Diocese of ... Read More

Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church indignant at Deputy Minister’s Statement

OCP- November 19, 2010

17.11.2010 The Press Office of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church responded to yesterday’s statements of Georgia’s Deputy Minister for Reintegration Eline Tevdoradze. ... Read More

The Official Visit of the Albanian Orthodox Church to the Orthodox Church of Georgia

OCP- November 19, 2010

The Title of Honorary Doctor given to Archbishop Anastasios by the University of Patriarchate "Apostle Andrew, the First Called 19/11/2010 From the 11th to 15th ... Read More

Only Georgian Orthodox Church officially recognized in Georgia

OCP- November 17, 2010

17/11/2010 There are many churches functioning in Georgia, apart from Armenian Apostolic church, but none of them has status and is recognized by the authorities, ... Read More

350,000 Armenian citizens involved in Sects

OCP- November 15, 2010

10/11/2010 A total of 64 sects are officially registered in Armenia. Over 100 non-official religious organizations are functioning as well, Alexander Amaryan, head of Center ... Read More

Georgian Precious Treasure Visited by Guests from Different Orthodox Churches

OCP- October 18, 2010

2010-10-13 Holy relics of early Christianity have been kept at the National Museum of Georgia for last decades. Today, the Museum has been visited by ... Read More

Everyone must know where their borders end – Georgian Patriarch

OCP- October 18, 2010

13/10/2010 Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Illia the Second delivered speech during his visit to Parliament of Georgia. Chairperson of parliament Davit Bakradze received representatives of ... Read More

Visit of Karekin II to Georgia postponed till November

OCP- October 12, 2010

11/10/2010 The Georgian Orthodox Church turned to Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to potpone the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II to Georgia. ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians due to visit Georgia

OCP- October 5, 2010

05/10/2010 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II is due to visit Georgia October 23-28, Arshak Archbishop Khachatryan told reporters today, not going deep into the ... Read More

Patriarch: ‘Refrain from Sending Kids Abroad for Education’

OCP- October 4, 2010

3/10/2010 The influential head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, called on believers on October 3 not to send thier children abroad for ... Read More

The head of the Georgian Church urged Georgians and Abkhazians to forgive Each Other

OCP- October 3, 2010

28/8/2010 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II said that the war in Abkhazia in the early 1990's was directed against the unity and brotherhood of ... Read More

Georgian Church ‘Surprised’ Over Russian Patriarch’s S.Ossetia Move

OCP- September 27, 2010

25/9/2010 Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, told Russia's Patriarch Kirill in a letter released on September 25 that it was a surprise ... Read More

Georgian Patriarch ready to share church lands with Population

OCP- September 1, 2010

Tbilisi, August 30, Interfax – Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has come up with the initiative of sharing the lands of the Orthodox Church ... Read More

Georgian Monk Builds Stairway to Heaven

OCP- August 27, 2010

27/8/2010 By: Temo Bardzimashvili For more photos click here Come summertime, getting away from it all is the dream that haunts everyone. One Georgian Orthodox ... Read More