Tag: Georgian Church

Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II Urge PM to Return the Ancha Icon of the Savior to the Georgian Church

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 4, 2021

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

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 25, 2017

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

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 28, 2017

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)

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 2, 2017

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

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- June 13, 2016

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

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 26, 2015

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

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 15, 2014

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 

OCP- July 23, 2014

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

OCP- May 9, 2014

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

OCP- March 14, 2012

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

OCP- January 23, 2012

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

OCP- December 26, 2011

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

OCP- November 16, 2011

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

OCP- July 13, 2011

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

OCP- July 7, 2011

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

OCP- July 6, 2011

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

OCP- June 23, 2011

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

OCP- June 19, 2011

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

OCP- June 13, 2011

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

OCP- June 6, 2011

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

OCP- February 8, 2011

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