Tag: Georgian Orthodox
GEORGIA’S ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TO VISIT MOSCOW TO MARK RUSSIAN PATRIARCH’S 70TH BIRTHDAY
TASS - 25/10/16 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is expected to pay a visit to Moscow in November to mark Russian Patriarch Kirill’s 70th birthday, ... Read More
GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IS SUPPORTED BY 91% OF RESPONDENTS
http://www.atlantaserbs.com/ Pravoslavie.ru - 8/4/15 Results of the new survey research carried out by the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Georgia have been published. According to ... Read More
Georgian Patriarch to Become Godparent to a Thousand Children From Large Families
17/1/15 One thousand Georgian children will become godchildren to the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, on the celebration of the Lord's Baptism. This will ... Read More
Patriarch Ilia II: “God is with us. These words are written in the Bible”
Pravoslavie.ru - December 2014 On the occasion of the 37th anniversary of his patriarchal enthronment, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia together with the Holy Synod ... Read More
Vatican’s Foreign Minister Visits Georgia
Civil Georgia - September 2014 Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, met Georgian leadership in Tbilisi on September 15 and also ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate Slams Attack on the Armenian Orthodox Church in Tbilisi
Catholicos-Patriarch Illya II of All Georgia and Catholicos-Patriarch Karekin II of All Armenia Kisha D Dorado - (OCP Delegate of Serbia, Balkan and East European ... Read More
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Cave presumably containing tomb of queen Tamar found
May 2014 Workers of a road brigade in Ingushetia have discovered an ancient cave after a landslide, which may contain either treasures of the capital ... 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
Utah Philanthropist Meets with Leader of Georgian Orthodox Church
18/12/13 Award-winning author and philanthropist John M. Simmons recently traveled to Tbilisi, in the former Soviet State of Georgia, to meet with His Holiness and ... Read More
Georgian Priests Should Remember Jesus’ Words
By Paul Rimple - 14/12/13 The charitable State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, or SOCAR, has begun providing free gas to some 200 churches throughout Georgia ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Christians Protest Minaret Restoration
31/8/13 A group of Orthodox Christians in Georgia's southern Samtskhe-Javakheti Province are protesting the restoration of the minaret of a local mosque. Activists in the ... Read More
Anti-Gay Riot In Tblisi Tests Balance Between Church, State
31/7/13 While gay rights have been gaining ground in the West, they’ve been facing a strong backlash in many countries of the former Soviet Union. Russia ... Read More
Georgia’s mighty Orthodox Church
Catholicos-Patriarch Illya II of all Georgia 1/7/13 - BBC When several dozen Georgian Orthodox priests led tens of thousands of people on a violent attack ... Read More
Georgia Removes “666” from ID Cards
Giorgi Lomsadze - June 2013 When Tea Tsulukiani became Georgia’s justice minister her task seemed tough, but straightforward: Take former corrupt officials to task and build ... Read More
Coptic Christians Flee From Egypt to Georgia
12/6/13 In Egypt, violent clashes between Copts and Muslims have been on the rise since the 2011 ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak, with many ... Read More
Rising church asserts itself in Georgia
Nicholas Clayton - 24/5/13 Anti-gay mobs and opposition arrests are raising concerns about the country’s direction since a new government took power last year. TBILISI, ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Church Calls for Anti-Abortion Law
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 6/5/13 Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, has called on the Georgian authorities in his Easter epistle for adopting ... Read More
Ivanishvili on Georgian Orthodox Church
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 10/4/13 PM Ivanishvili said on April 10 that “problems exist” in the Georgian Orthodox Church too and speaking publicly on these ... Read More
Georgian church declares 2013 the year of Queen Tamar
19/2/13 Georgian Orthodox Church has declared 2013 the year of Queen Tamar. Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II made this statement during a Sunday sermon. ... Read More
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church
On 21 January 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia and ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Church head to visit Moscow
20/1/13 The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is headed to Moscow on the occasion of him being awarded the Prize of the International Foundation ... Read More