Georgian Church

International team seeks to save 1,100-year-old Georgian church in Turkey from collapse

An international team from five countries, comprising architects, designers, filmmakers and conservation specialists, is seeking to save an approximately 1,100-year-old Georgian church in north-eastern Turkey that is at risk of collapse. According to a press release from Spanish architect and project coordinator Tassilo de la Torre Schönborn, Nuka Sakdari Church is in Artvin Province and…

Sep 22, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian University hosts conference on history of Georgian Church

The Faculty of Orthodox Theology and Educational Sciences of Valahia University of Târgoviște hosted an academic conference on Thursday, attended by professors from Tbilisi and members of the university’s teaching staff. The discussions focused on the theme “The Church of Georgia in the 19th–20th Centuries”. Among the invited speakers were Dimitry Gegenava, vice-rector of Sulkhan-Saba…

Mar 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy celebrated in Georgian Church in Azerbaijan for first time in 100 years

The Orthodox faithful of the village of Kotoklo in the Kakhi District in the historical Georgian section of Azerbaijan known as Saingilo had great cause to rejoice earlier this month, as the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in their local church for the first time in just under a century. His Grace Bishop Dimitri (Kapanadze) of…

Oct 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Hundreds married in mass Georgian Church weddings

More than 500 couples who had already started families but had no Church wedding participated in mass wedding ceremonies Thursday, reports the site of the Georgian Patriarchate quoted by Orthochristian. The services were held with the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia. The organizational work was undertaken by the Society of Chokhonetsev of…

May 18, 2019Sorin Ioniţe