Nearly 1,500 people baptized in Georgia, becoming Godchildren of Patriarch Ilia II

A mass baptism ceremony was held on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in the village of Khichauri, in Georgia’s Shuakhevi Municipality, within the Diocese of Skhalta.

During the ceremony, approximately 1,500 people were baptized, becoming godchildren of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia.

The event marked another significant occasion in the Georgian Orthodox Church’s tradition of mass baptisms under the spiritual sponsorship of the Catholicos-Patriarch.

Photo: Nino Sozashvili