The 1700 years of Christianity in Georgia, an expression of Pan-Orthodox unitytranslated

Georgia solemnly commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the declaration of Christianity as the official state religion, with this event also being an expression of Orthodox unity as a Primate of the Orthodox Church (Czech and Slovak Rastislav) and representatives of sister Churches take part in the celebrations of this anniversary. The last delegations of Orthodox Churches were received at the Patriarchal Residence yesterday, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, by the Catholic Patriarch of all Georgia, Mr. Sio C'.

Specifically, the Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church and Hierarchs welcomed His Beatitude Archbishop of Presov and all of the Czech Republic and Slovakia Mr. Ratislavos.

They also welcomed:

The delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consisting of the Metropolitans of Spain and Portugal, Mr. Vissarion, Florin, Prespa and Eordaia, Mr. Irenaeus and the Chief Secretary of the Holy and Holy Synod, Archimandrite Bosporios.

The Metropolitan of Capitoliad, Mr. Issychios, representative of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

The Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod Mr. George, representative of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Metropolitan Vudimlje and Niksic Mr. Methodios and Bishop...