Tag: Ilia II funeral
We must seek forgiveness from Patriarch, says Metropolitan Shio
Ecumenical Patriarch: Be encouraged, your Patriarch and Father is not dead, but asleep; it is of Patriarch Ilia that it is said, ‘the dead are alive’
PM: Farewell to Patriarch who shaped Church’s golden age, loss that feels like orphanhood
Bidzina Ivanishvili: Your Holiness thank you for your kindness, wisdom, and love — a great era has ended
Funeral procession moves from Trinity Cathedral to Sioni Cathedral [Photo]
President Kavelashvili: Georgian spirit remains unchanged, nation’s true face seen in this temple, in unity and shared grief
Speaker Papuashvili: Lord sent Ilia II alone—he returns with entire nation
Ecumenical Patriarch: None of worthy Catholicos of past has so closely identified with Georgia, Church, nation and role of peacemaker as Patriarch Ilia II
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives at Holy Trinity Cathedral
GD Honorary Chair attends Ilia II’s funeral with family
Corridor of tribute set up from Holy Trinity Cathedral to Sioni Cathedral [Photo/Video]
Azerbaijan’s Milli Mejlis Chair arrives in Tbilisi for Ilia II funeral
Armenian President arrives in Tbilisi for Ilia II funeral
Funeral ceremony of Ilia II underway at Holy Trinity Cathedral [Photo/Video]
Open corridor at Trinity Cathedral to allow continuous flow of parishioners
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II to be laid to rest today