Georgian Orthodox Church marks St. George’s Day

10:33, 23.11.2018

Georgian Orthodox Church marks Saint George Day on November 23. A solemn church service will be delivered in all Churches in Georgia.

On this occasion, a solemn church service will be held at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi . Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude will hold the service together with clergymen.

St George is one of the most venerated saints in Georgia, and his day, known as St George’s Day (or Giorgoba) is a public holiday and it is celebrated two times in a year: on November 23, when he was tortured and on May 6, when he died.

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