Tag: Georgian Orthodox
Putin Congratulates Georgian Orthodox Church Leader
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 12/1/13 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin congratulated Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II on his 80th birthday and 35th anniversary of enthronement. ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Church Leader To Visit Moscow
3/1/2013 (Civil.Ge) — Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, will visit Moscow later this month to receive an award from Russian Orthodox ... Read More
Georgia remembers ‘Day of 100,000 Martyrs’
16/11/2012 Georgian Orthodox believers take part in a service in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Nov. 13, 2012. Every year people gather to attend a special service ... Read More
Financing of Church from state budget to increase in 2013
GEORGIA ONLINE - 6th November 2012 According to the draft budget for 2013, funding of the Georgian Orthodox Church from the state budget increases from ... Read More
Church Leader Calls Against ‘Misuse’ of Prison Abuse Case
25/9/2012 Civil Georgia Georgian Orthodox Church leader, Patriarch Ilia II, has called on “everyone not to misuse” prison abuse case for “humiliation of Georgia”. “Developments ... Read More
Georgia: Orthodox Church Looks Askance at Proliferation of Yoga Studies
Molly Corso 1/9/2012 A growing number of Georgians are turning to yoga to shake off the stress of daily life. But their quest for inner ... Read More
Patriarch Preached about Importance of Culture of Listening
25/6/2012 The Georgian Orthodox Church The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second spoke about the importance of culture of listening on the church service ... Read More
Head of Georgian Orthodox Church sent address to IV Religious Congress
31/5/2012 Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II has sent an address to the IV Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which is ... Read More
Georgian, Azerbaijani FMs Discuss Disputed Border Section in Monastery Complex Area
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 19/5/2012 Georgian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers held a phone conversation on May 17 to discuss a recent controversy, caused after repositioning of ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox church patriarch’s mass baptisms boost birth rate
Associated Press in Tblisi 6/5/2012 The patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox church has baptised hundreds of babies in a Tbilisi cathedral and has been credited ... Read More
Houses of the Holy
Eka Chitanava 21/3/2012 A diplomatic deal to restore crumbling Georgian monasteries in Turkey faces stiff Orthodox opposition. TBILISI | The cupola of Oshki monastery dates ... 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
Abkhaz Church cannot be independent without Georgian permission
7/2/2012 The Abkhaz Church cannot become independent until the Georgian Orthodox Church gives permission, secretary of the All-Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II said, News Georgia reports. ... 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
Georgian Orthodox Church head in Moscow for Russian patriarch’s birthday
(RIA Novosti) 18/11/2011 The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, arrived in Moscow on Friday for events to celebrate ... Read More
Georgia Church Leader: Ivanishvili Should Have Georgian Citizenship
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 13/11/2011 Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, said President Saakashvili should restore billionaire philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian citizenship, which he ... Read More
Four Groups Registered For Now Under New Law of Legal Status of Religious Minorities
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 28/9/2011 Four religious groups have so far been registered as legal entities of public law, as a result of legislative amendment approval ... Read More
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
Ex-Ambassador of Georgia: we don’t want Armenian Churches
5/9/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - WikiLeaks whistle blowing website released February 26, 2010 cables on a meeting with a former Ambassador of Georgia to Armenia Georgy Tabatadze ... Read More
Armenia: Property Disputes Fueling Church Tension Between Yerevan And Tbilisi
By Gayane Abrahamyan 11/8/2011 The Georgian Orthodox Church’s claim to several monasteries in neighboring Armenia is stoking religious tension between the two South Caucasus neighbors. ... 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