Georgian Orthodox Church

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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.

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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

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Heraclius II of Georgia religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Eduard Shevardnadze religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Metekhi Church denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
Metekhi Church governingBody Georgian Orthodox Church
Khobi hasReligiousPresence Georgian Orthodox Church
Narikala Fortress St. Nicholas Church_denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox
Sameba Cathedral religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Sameba Cathedral isCathedralOf Georgian Orthodox Church
Sameba Cathedral governingBody Georgian Orthodox Church
Principality of Samtskhe religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Stepantsminda religion Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christianity
Tamar of Georgia religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Tamar of Georgia veneratedIn Georgian Orthodox Church
George XII of Georgia religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Kingdom of Kakheti stateReligion Georgian Orthodox Church
Monastery of the Cross historicalAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
George IV of Georgia religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Tianeti religiousJurisdiction Georgian Orthodox Church
Khevsureti traditionalReligion Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christianity
Bagrat III of Georgia religion Georgian Orthodox Church
George V of Georgia religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Samtavro Monastery denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
David Gareja monastery complex religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Gremi Church and Fortress denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
Gremi governedBy Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Church (for church complex)
Sighnaghi religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Alaverdi Monastery religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Kingdom of Hereti religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Ikalto Monastery religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Ikalto Monastery belongsTo Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Holy and Great Council notAttendedBy Georgian Orthodox Church
Martvili religionTradition Georgian Orthodox Church
Akhaltsikhe hasReligiousCommunity Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christians
Metropolitan usedInJurisdiction Georgian Orthodox Church
subject surface form: Metropolitan (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Sagarejo religionMajority Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christianity
Nekresi Monastery religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Stalin family religiousBackground Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christianity
Abastumani religionTraditionallyAssociated Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christianity
David the Builder religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Bolnisi hasReligiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
Egrisi dominantChurch Georgian Orthodox Church
George II of Georgia religion Georgian Orthodox Church
Old Georgian language usedBy Georgian Orthodox Church
Poti Cathedral denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
Poti Cathedral affiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate
Georgian Golden Age religion Georgian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox Christianity
John the Iberian veneratedIn Georgian Orthodox Church
John’s son Euthymius religion Georgian Orthodox Church