Georgian Orthodox Church

The autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church of Georgia, headed by the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. Its institutions and traditions have shaped Georgian religious and national life for centuries.

Christianization of Iberia: The fourth-century adoption of Christianity by the eastern Georgian kingdom of Iberia. This conversion established the church’s enduring roots in Georgia.
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia: The senior bishop and primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The patriarch heads the church’s hierarchy and represents it publicly.
Ilia II of Georgia: Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1977 until his death in 2024. His long tenure accompanied the church’s revival after Soviet rule.
Georgian Orthodox monastery: A monastic community in Georgia following Eastern Orthodox spiritual and liturgical traditions. Monasteries have served as centers of worship, learning, and manuscript production.
Eastern Orthodox Church: A communion of self-governing churches that share Orthodox doctrine, worship, and sacramental life. The Georgian church belongs to this wider communion.
Saint Nino: A fourth-century Christian evangelist traditionally credited with converting the kingdom of Iberia. Georgian tradition identifies her preaching as central to the kingdom’s conversion.
Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church: The governing assembly of bishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The synod shares responsibility for doctrine, discipline, and church administration.
Kirion II of Georgia: The first catholicos-patriarch after the Georgian church restored autocephaly in 1917. He led the church during its return to self-government.
Georgian Orthodox Church in Abkhazia: The contested ecclesiastical situation of Orthodox communities in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. Disputes over jurisdiction expose the church’s role in unresolved territorial conflicts.
Russian Orthodox Church: An autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church historically centered in Russia. Its jurisdictional disputes and political influence have intersected with Georgian church affairs.

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