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	Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Georgian Orthodox tradition holds that Georgia is a country alloted to Mary, the mother of Jesus and that she is the main protector and intercessor, thereof.
		In 1010 the Catholicos of Kartli was elevated to the honor of Patriarch.
		In 1801 the Kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) was occupied and annexed by the Tsarist Russian Empire.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Georgian_Orthodox_Church (970 words)

	Orthodox Church of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Christianity came to Georgia in the fourth century through the ministry of a slave girl, Nina (d.335), whose strength of faith so impressed King Merian and Queen Nana that they adopted Christianity and made it the religion of their people.
		Thereafter, the church in Georgia remained under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Antioch until the eighth century when it became autocephalous.
		In 1811 Georgia was annexed by Russia, and the Church of Georgia was forced to merge with the Russian Orthodox Church.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/christ/east/ocgeo.html (217 words)

	Georgia
		Buckhead, Georgia Buckhead is a population of 205.
		Dahlonega, Georgia Dahlonega is a population of 3,638.
		Georgia Department of Transportation GDOT is an acronym for Georgia Department of Transportation, the Atlanta.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/georgia.html (6751 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Georgian_Orthodox_and_Apostolic_Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Another Holy Apostle, Saint Matthias, preached in the southwest of Georgia and was buried in Gonio, a village not far from Batumi.
		The oldest Georgian church was constructed in the beginning of the 3rd century, in the village Nastakisi (Kartli province of Eastern Georgia).
		West Georgia, then part of the Roman Empire, became Christianised in a gradual process that was complete by the 6th century.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Georgian_Orthodox_and_Apostolic_Church (983 words)

	Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The oldest Georgian church was constructed in the beginning of the 3rd century, in the village Nastakisi (Kartli region of Eastern Georgia).
		West Georgia, then part of the Roman Empire, became Christianised in a gradual process that was largely complete by the 5th century.
		In 1801 the Kartlian-Kakhetian Kingdom (Eastern Georgia) was occupied and annexed by the Tsarist Russian Empire.
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/g/ge/georgian_orthodox_and_apostolic_church.html (894 words)

	Ambrosi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ambrosi was born in 1861, in the Martvili (Samegrelo region of Western Georgia).
		In 1887-1896 he was a teacher of theology in Western Georgia.
		In February 25, 1921 the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) was occupied and abolished by the Bolshevik regime of the Soviet Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ambrosi (364 words)

	Flag of Georgia (country) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The official flag of Georgia is the "five-cross flag", restored to official use on January 14, 2004 after a break of some 500 years.
		During Georgia's brief existence as an independent state (the Democratic Republic of Georgia) from 1918-1921, a tricolor flag was adopted (right).
		During the Soviet period, Georgia adopted a number of versions of the red Soviet flag incorporating either the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic's name, or a red hammer and sickle with a star in a blue sun in canton and blue bar in the upper part of flag (right).
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Flag_of_Georgia_(country) (581 words)

	Besiki Sisauri's News
		Patriarch ILIA is well acquainted with the challenges of ecumenical relations, having served in the past as President of the World Council of Churches.
		Georgia - is located in the Caucasus region (East Europe) of the former Soviet Union.
		Georgia regained its sovereignty in 1918 and was an independent democracy until 1921.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/Georgian/news.html (1116 words)

	Pravda.RU:Triptych icon may return to South Ossetia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At the ceremony in Georgia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, the icon was handed to the president and the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilie II.
		Georgia's foreign minister, Salome Zourabishvili, thanked the government of Switzerland, which helped return the icon to Georgia, and the representatives of Georgia's government who took part in returning it.
		Some scientists believe that the three-paneled silver-bound ivory icon was made in the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century and brought to Georgia as the dowry of Tsarina Helen, the wife of Georgian Tsar Bagrat IV and the niece of Byzantine Emperor Romanoz Agririos.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2004/05/26/54135_.html (315 words)

	Patriarch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch, representing the community that is identified with his religious confession within a state or empire of a different creed (as christians within the Ottoman Empire).
		One of the patriarch's primary responsibilities is to give Patriarchal blessings, as Jacob did to his twelve sons in the Old Testament.
		The Patriarch of Constantinople, the Ecumenical Patriarch and leader of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patriarch (558 words)

	ilia.htm
		Patriarch Alexis I of Moscow ordained Hierodeacon Ilia to the priesthood on May 10, 1959 in the Dormition Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergei Lavra.
		Leading the delegation dispatched by Patriarch Pimen of Moscow to the funeral of Patriarch David was Metropolitan Alexis (Ridiger) of Tallinn and Estonia, the present Patriarch of Russia, and Pimen's direct successor.
		On February 15 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and President of the World Council of Churches, Ilia II attended Sunday services at the [Protestant] church of Nydeck in Bern, conducted by the pastor, Kurt Mart.[7] Afterwards the Georgian delegation was received by the Federation of Swiss Evangelical Churches.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Thebes/1865/ilia.htm (6247 words)

	Rustavi 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Georgia's president Mikheil Saakashvili and the parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze handed over the Oqoni Tripticon to the Catholicos - Patriarch of Whole Georgia, His Beatitude and Holiness Illia II at the ministry for foreign affairs today.
		Oqoni Tripticon of X-XI centuries was kept at the Oqoni Church in Znauri Region until 1924.
		In 90-es the icon was illegally transported from Georgia and in 2001 it was discovered at the auction in Switzerland.
	www.rustavi2.com.ge /view.php?id=7707 (160 words)

	An Open Letter to Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The emergency synod meeting followed the publication earlier this month of an open letter to Patriarch Ilia by Archimandrite Georgi, Father Superior of the influential Shio-Mgvima Monastery, stating that his monastery was halting "communion with Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II because of his ecumenical heresy".
		Archimandrite Georgi was supported by the leaders of the other main monasteries in the country and on 19 May, a group of parish priests called on Patriarch Ilia to withdraw from the WCC, stating that their communities would follow the lead of the monasteries and also sever communion with the patriarch.
		Archpriest Victor Petlyuchenko, deputy chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department of External Church Relations and one of the Russian Orthodox Church's senior ecumenical officers told ENI that the decision of the Georgian Patriarchate was a
	www.kosovo.com /georgia.html (2568 words)

	Ilia II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ilia II His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II (secular name: Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili) (born January 4, 1932) is a famous ecclesiastic figure of Georgia, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi.
		On December 23, 1977, he was elected the Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia.
		His Holiness and Beatitude received the highest Church awards from Patriarchs of the Orthodox Churches of Antioch, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Russia, Georgia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and almost all other Orthodox Churches.
	www.mcfly.org /wik/Ilia_II (172 words)

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		After all that had taken place, the Patriarch addressed himself with a call to the nation and unmasked the schism and expressed the hope that fanaticism and fundamentalism will not take root in the people of the Church.
		The All-Holy Patriarch Ilia II proclaimed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as days of fasting, and that on Thursday a Divine Liturgy, with intense prayer for the souls of these schismatics, would be served, so that the Lord would save them and would take them away from wiles of the devil.
		Georgia cannot be both indifferent to religion and also a flourishing government, such as perhaps Sweden.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jim_forest/vassily.htm (3326 words)

	georgia
		(Patriarch Ilia was a WCC president from 1979 to 1983.) The Georgian church's synod cited the "WCC leadership s continued efforts of endow the organisation with unified ecclesiological functions" and the WCC s alleged "failure to take interests of Orthodox churches fully into account" as reasons for its decision, according to press reports.
		In a letter sent on 9 June to Patriarch Ilia, Dr Raiser referred to a pan-Orthodox conference in 1986 which had said that "the Orthodox Church is a fully fledged and equal member of the WCC and with all the means at her disposal, contributes to the progress and success of all WCC activities".
		To the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, And to the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church
	www.stetson.edu /~psteeves/relnews/georgia.html (2692 words)

	Wikinfo \| Ambrosi by Levan Urushadze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		September 7, 1861-March 29,1927) was outstanding Georgian eclessiastic figure, scientist and public benefactor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia in 1921-1927.
		On February 7, 1922, His Holiness and Beatitude Ambrosi wrote a Memorandum to the organizers and participants of the Genoa (Geneva) Conference.
		Main fields of scientific activity of St. Ambrosi were: history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, source studies of the history of Christianity in Georgia.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.phtml?title=Ambrosi_by_Levan_Urushadze (423 words)

	BIOGRAPHY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1927 the couple moved to Vladikavkaz, where they purchased a house in which the future Patriarch of Georgia was born (six years later).
		On August 26, 1963, with the blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude, Ephrem II, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia he was consecrated Bishop of Shemokmedi and appointed Patriarchal Vicar.
		In other regions of Georgia there have also been founded a number of theological institutions such as: theological seminaries - in Batumi, Akhaltsikhe and Kutaisi, the Khulo Theological School and a gymnasium at this school, a gymnasium in Tbilisi, Batumi and Zestafoni.
	www.patriarchate.ge /biograf/1e.htm (709 words)

	Encyclopedia: Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mtskheta is one of oldest cities of the republic of Georgia (in Kartli province of Eastern Georgia), near Tbilisi.
		In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod.
		His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II (secular name: Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili) (born January 4, 1932) is a famous ecclesiastic figure of Georgia, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Catholicos-Patriarch_of_All_Georgia (779 words)

	Religious Persecution in Georgia--How Much Longer? - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site
		On June 21, 1999, the Office of the Patriarch of All Georgia, in a letter to the head of customs inspection, insisted that "the distribution of foreign religious literature should be banned." In addition, Giorgi Andriadze, an official spokesman of the Georgian Orthodox Church, declared that Jehovah's Witnesses were dangerous and should be banned.
		Georgia's Public Defender, or Ombudsman, who is elected by parliament, therefore commented: "Human rights are violated by the very people who are obliged, by virtue of their jobs, to protect those rights.
		^Georgia is one of the 123 states that are party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
	www.watchtower.org /library/g/2002/1/22/article_01.htm (2366 words)

	Rustavi 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, blessed the new flags of the Georgian Armed Forces at the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi today.
		The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia blessed the flags of the Georgian Navy, the Georgian Air Forces, the Georgian Infantry, the Georgian National Guards and the Coat of arms of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia.
		Georgia's parliamentary chairperson Nino Burjanadze and the defense minister Davit Bezhuashvili attended the service at the Sioni Cathedral.
	www.rustavi2.com.ge /view.php?id=7695 (106 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Patriarch
		Originally a patriarch is a man who exercises autocratic authority over an extended family.
		Historical Patriarchs in the Roman Catholic Church, suppressed in 1964:
		Church of the East & Abroad: The Catholicos Patriarch of Jerusalem
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Patriarchs (429 words)

	Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the 15th century the Georgian Orthodox Church wasdivided into the East and the West parts and accordingly they were ruled by the Catholicos-Patriarch of East Georgia and theCatholicos-Patriarch of West Georgia.
		In 1801 the Kartlian-Kakhetian Kingdom (Eastern Georgia) was occupied and annexed by theTsarist Russian Empire.
		The firstCatholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since the restoration of autocephaly was His Holiness and Beatitude Kirion II Other Languages: Danish
	www.therfcc.org /catholicos-patriarch-of-all-georgia-149484.html (187 words)

	PDS Russia Religion News March 2001
		His Holiness Patriarch Alexis criticized today the state authorities of Ukraine for planning an ostentatious meeting with the Roman pope against the backdrop of the infringement of the rights of Orthodox believers.
		Patriarch Alexis recalled that the episcopate of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox church has spoken out against the pope's visit and they do not intend to have any meetings with him.
		Patriarch Alexis II of Moscow and all-Rus invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a pilgrimage journey to Valaam in July of this year to participate in the patronal feast of the most ancient Transfiguration of the Savior cloister.
	www.stetson.edu /%7Epsteeves/relnews/0103g.html (3327 words)

	Historical Visit of Armenian and Georgian Catholicoi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Accompanied by an entourage of Georgian and OCA Bishops and priests, His Holiness was met at the door of the Cathedral by the Catholicos of All Armenians and Archbishop Khajag.
		Following his inspiring words, the Catholicos Karekin I responded to His Holiness Ilia, pledging to work together for the common good of their peoples and to expand the mission of their Churches both in their ancestral homelands as well as in the diaspora.
		In a gesture of mutual thanks and appreciation for the work of the Orthodox Church in America and their mission of preaching the Orthodox faith, the Catholicos presented to His Beatitude a replication of the bas relief image of the Holy Virgin Mary from the ancient 10th century Church of the Holy Cross in Aghtamar.
	www.stnersess.edu /Resource-Center/News/1998-0515-Meeting-of-Orthodox-Leaders.html (543 words)

	The Catholicos Patriarch’s Foundation Against Drug Addiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On 28 March 2005 His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II summoned a press conference at the Patriarchate Residence.
		The press conference was attended by the priesthood, members of the Catholicos Patriarch's Foundation Board, psychologists, and journalists.
		The press conference was opened by His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.
	www.patriarchate.ge /ne/foundation_.htm (824 words)

	Salutatory Speech Delivered by Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II
		This is the first time today, when our ancient capital Mtskheta and the first patriarchal cathedral-Svetitskhoveli is meeting with the Primate of the church of Rome, His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
		Georgia is the country, where in the beginning of the 4th century, like in Byzantine, Christianity was proclaimed as a state religion.
		Georgia was invaded and destroyed many times, but the invaders failed to break out internal firmness and Christian devotion.
	www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org /encyclicals/georgia/ilia2_john_paul2_Nov1999.htm (668 words)

	Holy Confessor Ambrose
		His undergraduate thesis, “Struggles of Christianity against Islam in Georgia,” was so successful that his professor advised him to expand it and apply for a master’s diploma.
		At last, in 1917 St. Ambrose returned to Georgia and once again became an active participant in the struggle for the restoration of the Patriarchate.
		In 1924 St. Ambrose and other members of the Patriarchal Council were released as part of an amnesty, but the already aged and physically weak Patriarch did not live much longer.
	www.stmaryofegypt.org /devotion/stambrose.htm (675 words)

	EKLESIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Appeal by His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II and the Holy Synod
		Extract from Television Statement by Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II
		His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II met representatives of the diplomatic corps of the countries of the European Union accredited in Georgia
	www.patriarchate.ge /indexe.htm (342 words)

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