Georgian Patriarch Ilia blesses the country's new president
Patriarch Ilia and Georgia's new president. Photo: Kavlashvili press service
On December 31, 2024, the Primate of the Georgian Church, Patriarch Ilia II, received Georgia's newly elected President Mikheil Kavlashvili and his family, reports Rustavi2.
The Patriarch blessed Mikheil Kavlashvili and presented him with an icon of the Mandylion (the Image of Christ "Not Made by Hands"). Additionally, the Primate of the Georgian Church wished Kavlashvili success in his role as president.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Primate of the Georgian Church congratulated His Beatitude Onuphriy on his 80th birthday.
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