The Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church was given an icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov from Russiatranslated

The image of St. Seraphim of Sarov was presented from the Russian Orthodox Church to Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Shio III.

This happened on October 13, 2026, as part of a visit to Georgia by a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church for celebrations in honor of the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as the state religion in Georgia, the DECR website reports.

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In the Zion Cathedral in Tbilisi, the head of the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan George of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, handed over the icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov to the Primate of the Georgian Church for prayerful memory.

Bishop George also conveyed to Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III the fraternal greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.

As Metropolitan George noted, Georgia, as the first destiny of the Mother of God, and Georgian saints are especially revered by Orthodox believers in Russia.

In this regard, the archpastor spoke about the construction of a church in Nizhny Novgorod in the name of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina for the local Georgian community, also presenting a photo album about this church to Patriarch Shio III.

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