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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Mirian III of Iberia commemoratedBy Georgian Orthodox Church
“Living Pillar” in Georgian associatedWith Georgian Orthodox Church
subject surface form: Living Pillar
autocephalous Church of Greece communionWith Georgian Orthodox Church
Saints David and Constantine of Argveti veneratedIn Georgian Orthodox Church
Principality of Iberia religion Georgian Orthodox Church