Family Purity Day observed on May 17 in Georgia
Family Purity Day observed on May 17 in Georgia

Georgia marks Family Purity Day on May 17.

The Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) holds a festive church service at the Kashveti Church led by the Patriarchal locum tenens, Shio.

The clergy will also conduct prayer at the Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral.

In 2014, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, initiated the celebration of Family Purity Day on May 17.