Parishioners of the diocese churches visited the shrines of Georgiatranslated

The September trip took place with the blessing of Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon. The leader of the group was the cleric of the Church of All Saints, Priest Oleg Repetsky.

In the Caucasus, between the Black and Caspian seas, there is a country with ancient history and culture - Georgia. At the same time, Georgia is one of the oldest Christian countries in the world. The Georgian people joined the teachings of Christ in the first century, by lot, which was supposed to show where and in what country the apostles should preach the faith of Christ, Georgia fell to the Most Holy Theotokos. Therefore, Georgia is considered the chosen country of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is the patroness of the country. During the trip, the pilgrims visited many shrines on this God-chosen land: - Kazbegi, the main and most famous church in the Kazbegi region (Stepantsminda) is the Gergeti Trinity Church, built in the 14th century at an altitude of 2170 meters, as well as the village of Sno - a high-mountainous village in the Kazbek region of Georgia, the small homeland of Patriarch Ilia II.

- Anchiskhati (VIc) - the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where the Anchiskhati icon was kept; - Metekhi (XII century) - burial place of the first Georgian martyr - Queen Ranskaya Shushanik (V century);  - Narikala -...