Tbilisi, July 27, 2015
"The coronography (an X-ray examination technique that is the most precise and credible way of diagnosing ischemic heart disease) revealed that an additional invasive medical procedure was required for the cardiovascular system. The procedure was conducted successfully," the statement reads.
The leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church travelled to Germany on July 14.
Ilia II is expected to return to Georgia on July 30.
27 июля 2015 г.
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II relates a miracle that once happened to his mother
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II relates a miracle that once happened to his mother
“I want to recall my childhood. There was no Sunday or Saturday, when our father, mother, and all of us children missed a church service. Once during the service mother said to us, children: “Stay here, and I will go out.”
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia turns 82
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia turns 82
The future Patriarch Ilia II (birth name: Irakli Georgievich Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili) was born on January 4, 1933, in the city of Vladikavkaz (now the capital of the autonomous republic of North Ossetia in SW Russia).
A film on Patriarch Ilia II released (in Russian)
A film on Patriarch Ilia II released (in Russian)
The annotation about the film reads: “He has been primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church for 37 years now. Any believer may call on him for prayer and a piece of advice, and homeless people find their refuge right in the office of the Patriarchate. He visits prisons and arranges free dinners for the destitute... For modern Georgia he has become someone like a real Biblical patriarch."
