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The Orthodox Church of Georgia is one of the oldest churches in the world. It asserts apostolic foundation, and that its historical roots can be traced to the early and late Christianization of Iberia and Colchis by Andrew the Apostle in the 1st century AD and by Saint Nino in the 4th century AD, respectively.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the main religion in Georgia. Here, the icon by Mikhail Sabinin depicts the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, which, to this day, is recognized as the country's majority religion. Christianity is the predominant religion in Georgia.
Georgian Orthodox churches in Tbilisi (7 P) Pages in category "Georgian Orthodox churches in Georgia (country)" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church and its predecessors in the ancient Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (i.e. Kartli) have borne the title of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1010, except between 1811 and 1917, when the Church was subordinated to the Russian Orthodox Church as part of the Russian imperial policies.
Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Germany and Austria: Germany and Austria: Archimandrite Lazare (Samadbegishvili) 47 Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Great Britain and Ireland: Great Britain and Ireland: Archbishop Zenon (Iarajuli) Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lord, London 48 Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of North America and Canada: North America
Trenham’s church has 1,000 active participants, and, although recent converts in his congregation have been split roughly evenly between men and women, he agrees that most Orthodox churches ...
After Georgia was annexed by the Russian Empire, the Russian Orthodox Church took over the Georgian church in 1811. The Georgian church regained its autocephaly only when Russian rule ended in 1917. The Soviet regime, which ruled Georgia from 1921, did not consider revitalization of the Georgian church an important goal, however. Soviet rule ...
It is currently the second largest church building in Georgia, after the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Known as the burial site of the claimed Christ's mantle, Svetitskhoveli has long been one of the principal Georgian Orthodox churches and is among the most venerated places of worship in the region. [2]