Tag: Georgian Orthodox Church
First Georgian Orthodox Church to appear in Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan, Baku 13/9/2011 Georgian Orthodox Church is planned to be constructed in Kazakhstan, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported referring to Georgian media. On 17 September delegation of Georgian ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill recognized canonical jurisdiction of Georgian Orthodox Church on the occupied Territories
27/07/2011 Abkhazia and so-called South Ossetia are canonical territory of the Georgian Church - recognizes the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. "It is ... Read More
Georgia: Church-State Dispute in Tbilisi Exposes Anti-Armenian Undertones
Molly Corso 15/7/2011 A dispute over efforts to strengthen the legal rights of minority religions has opened a new fault line in Georgia’s fractured political ... Read More
President’s Spokesperson: ‘We Appreciate Firm Ties with Church’
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 12/7/2011 The Georgian state will never take a step, which will be in conflict with “firm relations” the state and the Georgian ... Read More
Armenian Church Hails Georgia’s Religious Minorities Law
8/7/2011 YEREVAN -- The Armenian Apostolic Church has welcomed the decision by Georgian authorities that will allow it to gain legal status in Georgia, RFE/RL's ... 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
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 spiritual leader criticizes Police and Protesters
InterPressNews 27/5/2011 The leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church has called on the authorities to be merciful to those detained during dispersal of an opposition ... Read More
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Orthodox Church near schism in Abkhazia
05/17/2011 The clash between the so-called youth wing, linked to the Georgian Church, and the pro-Moscow faction worsens. An inter-Orthodox congress has been called to ... Read More
They dream about autocephaly in Abkhazia
04/05/2011 Gocha Gvaramia "The Club of exsperts" On May 15th it can get really hot in Abkhazia. But in this case it will not be ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Church Prepares Holy Chrism
20/4/2011 Orthodox priests make chrism at the Svetitskhoveli cathedral in ancient Georgia's capital Mtskheta, outside Tbilisi April 20, 2011. Chrism or Holy anointing oil is ... Read More
“Saakashvilli’s visit not to lead to revolutionary Changes”
22.01.2011 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's visit to Armenia will have merely working nature and will not lead to any revolutionary change in bilateral relations, political ... Read More
Russian Church Leader Ignores ‘Abkhazia’ in Georgian Patriarch’s Title
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 7/1/2011 The Russian Patriarch Kirill skipped over “Abkhazia” from an official title of the Georgian Orthodox Church leader in a Christmas congratulation ... Read More
News from Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church
23/12/2010 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia the Second was titled as His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, Metropolitan of ... Read More
Saakashvili on Patriarch’s Role in Keeping ‘Georgian Identity’.
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
Only Georgian Orthodox Church officially recognized in Georgia
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
Former Georgian president’s jailed son visited by Church Primate
Tbilisi, June 1, Interfax - The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, has visited Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, the incarcerated son of first post-Soviet ... Read More
St. Nina’s Day in Georgia
On January 27, the Georgian Orthodox Church marked St. Nino's Day. In all churches of Georgian Patriarchate will be heldspecial festive prayer. His Holiness Ilia ... Read More