Georgian Patriarch Ilia II Remembered as Leaders Gather for Farewell, Reflecting on His Complex Legacy
Massive crowds gathered to pay their final respects to Georgia's longest-serving Patriarch Ilia II, as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, and other leaders delivered speeches at his funeral service in Tbilisi. His passing has prompted reflections on his 'epochal, unique, and contradictory' legacy.
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Opinion | Reflecting on the complex legacy of Patriarch Ilia II
The long-serving head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has left behind an ‘epochal, unique, and contradictory’ legacy.
By Helena Bedwell
Read full article →Religious, Political Leaders Deliver Speeches on Ilia II at Holy Trinity Cathedral
Six religious and political leaders, including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Georgian Dream founder and Honorary Chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili, delivered speeches at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi following the funeral service for Patriarch Ilia II on March 22, bidding farewell to the leader of Georgia’s Orthodox Church and speaking on the legacy of his extensive …
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