Tag: Georgian Church
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II Urge PM to Return the Ancha Icon of the Savior to the Georgian Church
The Ancha Icon of the Savior (Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi). Pic - Wiki OCP News Service - 4/8/21 Tiblisi-Georgia: In a recent letter Catholicos-Patriarch ... Read More
PAT. ILIA ANNOUNCES LOCUM TENENS OF GEORGIAN CHURCH
Photo: Romfea.gr Orthochristian.com - 25/11/17 His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II chose today, when the Georgian Church is celebrating its greatly-beloved feast of the martyrdom of St. ... Read More
GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RESTORATION OF AUTOCEPHALY
Photo: Sputnik Georgia Photo: Georgian Orthodox Church - Facebook Photo: Sputnik Georgia Pravoslavie.ru - 28/3/17 A festive service was celebrated on March 25 in Mtskheta’s ... Read More
FINAL DECISION OF CHURCH OF GEORGIA ON THE COUNCIL OF CRETE (SUMMARY)
Orthodox Ethos - Pravoslavie.ru - 2/1/17 The Holy Synod of the Church of Georgia has met and discussed the "Council of Crete." We are now in possession ... Read More
GEORGIAN PATRIARCH EXPLAINS WHY IT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL
Pravoslavie.ru -13/6/16 The Georgian Orthodox Church has decided not to participate in the Pan-Orthodox Council, because there are certain issues which it finds unacceptable, announced the ... Read More
MEETING DEVOTED TO PATRIARCH ILIYA II OF GEORGIA AT ST TIKHON’S ORTHODOX UNIVERSITY
On November 24, 2015, the presentation of the book ‘A Servant of God’ devoted to the life and work of His Holiness Iliya II, Catholicos-Patriarch ... Read More
Patriarch Ilia of Georgia condemns explosion in Sakdrisi
15/12/14 Patriarchate of Georgia has released a special statement which reads the following: ‘’The fact of exploding the Sakdrisi gold field has caused our great ... Read More
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Condemns the Assault on Armenian Church in Tbilisi
23/7/14 Based upon a press release from the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church in Georgia, on July 19, 2014, a premeditated hooligan irresponsible action was ... Read More
Georgian Church Leader: ‘Believers will not Accept’ Anti-Discrimination Law
May 2014 “How can illegality be legalized? Legalizing illegality is a huge sin and that’s exactly what I have spoken out about" - Patriarch Ilia ... Read More
Russians and Georgians brethren in religion – Georgian Patriarch
14/3/2012 Georgian church leader congratulates Putin on election win. In a message to Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, ... Read More
Handing over of Armenian churches must be based on principles of equality – Georgian patriarch
23/1/2012 The Georgian Orthodox Church passed a statement after the fire at the Church of St. Nikolai (Surb Nshan) on Serebryanaya Str. in Tbilisi. The ... Read More
Head of Georgian Church Meets Ivanishvili
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 25/12/2011 Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, met on December 24 in the Patriarchate with billionaire philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili for ... Read More
Georgian Church Leader Meets Ivanishvili
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 15/11/2011 Billionaire-turned-politician, Bidzina Ivanishvili, met with Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II in the Patriarchate on Tuesday evening. After the ... Read More
Georgian Church calls for calm despite irritation at ‘hasty’ Law
By Gvantsa Gabekhadze 13/7/2011 The Holy Synod’s decision regarding giving legal status to other faiths in the country, as well as some other Church matters, ... Read More
Law on legal status of religious units in Georgia enters into Force
7/7/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Legislative amendment allowing religious minority groups to be registered as legal entities of public law, went into force after being published on ... Read More
Georgian Church Slams Law on Religious Groups’ Legal Status
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 6/7/2011 A legislative amendment allowing religious minority groups to be registered as legal entities of public law “contravenes interests of both the ... Read More
A week of unfulfilled hopes: visit of Catholicos of All Armenians to Georgia
22/6/2011 If we describe the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians to Georgia, we can say it was a hope, which clashed with reality. Hrant ... Read More
Armenian, Georgian Church Leaders Reach Impasse
16/6/2011 YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The spiritual leaders of Armenia and Georgia have failed to reach any concrete agreements on disputes between their state-backed churches after nearly one ... Read More
Progress Reported In Resolution Of Georgian-Armenian Church Disputes
13.06.2011 Karine Simonian The Armenian Apostolic Church said over the weekend that its supreme head, Catholicos Garegin II, reached agreements with Georgia’s political and spiritual ... Read More
Georgian Church leader praises late Abkhazian President
Tbilisi, June 6, Interfax - The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has offered his condolences to the family of late Abkhazian President Sergey Bagapsh ... Read More
Georgian Church Says ‘Ignored’ in Turkish-Georgian Talks on Restoring Historic Sites
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 7/2/2011 The Georgian Orthodox Church has again spoken out against potential deal between Georgia and Turkey, which, if signed, will pave the ... Read More