Georgian Orthodox Church

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Christian denomination Eastern Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Georgian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church that is one of the world’s oldest Christian communities and the predominant religious institution in Georgia.

Aliases (5)
Statements (59)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination →
Eastern Orthodox Church →
autocephalous church →
autocephalous true →
cathedral Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi →
Sioni Cathedral →
christianizationOfGeorgia 4th century →
clergyRank bishop →
deacon →
priest →
communionWith Antiochian Orthodox Church →
Bulgarian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Constantinople →
surface form: "Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople"

Greek Orthodox Church →
Romanian Orthodox Church →
Russian Orthodox Church →
Serbian Orthodox Church →
other Eastern Orthodox Churches →
country Georgia →
currentLeader Ilia II →
denominationOf Christianity →
doctrine Nicene Creed →
foundingLocation Kingdom of Iberia →
governanceStructure Holy Synod →
hasMonasticTradition true →
headquartersCountry Georgia →
headquartersLocation Tbilisi →
importantCenter Mtskheta →
importantMonastery Jvari Monastery →
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral →
importantSaint Saint Nino →
leaderStartDate 1977 →
leaderTitle Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi →
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia →
liturgicalLanguage Georgian →
mainTheologicalTradition Byzantine Rite →
majorFeast Christmas →
Dormition of the Theotokos →
Easter →
Epiphany →
orientation Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
surface form: "Eastern Orthodox"
predominantReligionIn Georgia →
primaryLanguage Georgian →
recognizesCouncil First Council of Nicaea →
Seven Ecumenical Councils →
rejectsDoctrine Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed →
surface form: "Filioque"
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
surface form: "Eastern Orthodoxy"
scripture Bible →
stateReligionOf Kingdom of Iberia →
territorialJurisdiction Abkhazia →
Georgia →
South Ossetia →
traditionalApostolicFounder Saint Andrew →
Apostle Simon the Zealot →
surface form: "Saint Simon the Zealot"

Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) →
surface form: "Saint Thaddeus"
usesAlphabet Georgian script →
usesJulianCalendar true →
venerates Saint Nino →
Virgin Mary →
surface form: "Theotokos"
Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgian script → associatedChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Nuskhuri → associatedChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia → authorityOver → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox dioceses"
Ilia Chavchavadze → canonizedBy → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Imereti → church → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Imeretians → church → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kakheti → church → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kakhetians → church → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Mingrelians → church → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Antiochian Orthodox Church → communionWith → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Orthodox Church of Alexandria → communionWith → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → communionWith → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Serbian Orthodox Church → communionWith → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Chkondidi Cathedral → denomination → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Gelati Monastery → denomination → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Jvari Monastery → denomination → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → denomination → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Eastern Georgia → dominantChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Georgia → dominantChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kingdom of Georgia → follows → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Jvari Monastery → governingBody → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → governingBody → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasMajorChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kaspi Municipality → hasMajorChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Oni → hasReligiousBuilding → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox churches"
Khashuri Municipality → hasReligiousCommunity → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christians"
western Georgia → hasReligiousInstitution → Georgian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Western Georgia"
Patriarchate of Constantinople → inCommunionWith → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Eastern Christianity → includes → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Svans → mainReligionDenomination → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Georgians → majorChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kartvelebi → majorChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Chokhatauri → majorReligion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Revised Julian calendar → notAdoptedBy → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Bagrati Cathedral → ownership → Georgian Orthodox Church →
David IV of Georgia → patronOf → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Polish Orthodox Church → recognisedBy → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Bagrati Cathedral → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Dadiani family → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Ekvtime Takaishvili → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Gelati Monastery → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Gurians → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Ilia Chavchavadze → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Ilia II → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kartli → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kato Svanidze → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kato → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Kato Svanidze"
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Merab Kostava → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Mtatsminda Pantheon → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Church (historical context)"
Svanidze family → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
village of Ushguli → religion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Ushguli"
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christianity"
Ambrolauri → religionMajority → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christianity"
Vani → religionMajority → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christianity"
Ateni Sioni Church → religiousAffiliation → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Martvili Monastery → religiousAffiliation → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Motsameta Monastery → religiousAffiliation → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Principality of Guria → religiousAffiliation → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Tiflis Spiritual Seminary → religiousAffiliation → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kartlians → religiousChurch → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Adjarians → religiousInstitution → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Georgian Catholic Church → sharesHeritageWith → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Kingdom of Georgia → stateReligion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christianity"
Kingdom of Imereti → stateReligion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Adjarians → traditionalReligion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Upper Svaneti"
this entity surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christianity"
Asomtavruli → usedIn → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Georgian language → usedInReligion → Georgian Orthodox Church →
Saint Nino → veneratedIn → Georgian Orthodox Church →
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