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Ilia II was laid to rest at the Sioni Patriarchal Cathedral interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Patriarch Ilia II has been transferred to Sioni Cathedral interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Russian Foreign Ministry: The Special Representative of the President of Russia attended Ilia II’s funeral and conveyed the Russian leader’s condolences to Georgian clergy and the people interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Irakli Kobakhidze: Today marks the end of a great era - today, we can feel the greatness of the Patriarch with particular intensity and remind ourselves with pride how great a nation must be for such a figure to be born within it interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Shalva Papuashvili: What we feel goes beyond ordinary pain, and what we experience goes beyond ordinary mourning - we had a “Patriarch of love” - He became an example of how one can love everyone: friend and enemy, righteous and sinner interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Mikheil Kavelashvili: Today we are facing an era that we can boldly call “Patriarch’s Georgia” - and “Patriarch’s Georgia” is not only a historical epoch, but a celebration of our national character interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Be encouraged, brothers and children; your Patriarch and father has not died but sleeps - It is rightly said of Patriarch Ilia: “The dead are alive,” for the righteous dead live on. Revere and faithfully preserve his advice and teachings interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Ecumenical Patriarch: How could we not weep at the departure of Ilia II from among us - perhaps no other worthy Catholicos has so closely identified his name with Georgia, the Church, the nation, and statehood as the ever-memorable Patriarch interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

King Charles of the United Kingdom: Ilia II’s service was distinguished by wisdom and high moral authority, which earned him great respect both in Georgia and beyond interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Bidzina Ivanishvili arrives at Sameba Cathedral interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Ambassadors from various countries, including Paweł Herczyński, Peter Fischer, and Gareth Ward, arrive at Sameba Cathedral interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is in Georgia interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Speaker Sahiba Gafarova arrives in Tbilisi to attend Ilia II's funeral interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

From Sameba to Sioni Cathedral, along the entire perimeter where the funeral procession for the Patriarch will pass, a special corridor formed by military personnel has been arranged interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Armenian President arrives in Tbilisi to attend the funeral of Ilia II interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

The Patriarchate states that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will not lead the liturgy but will participate in the funeral service for Ilia II interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Tbilisi City Hall - On March 21-22, buses, minibuses and the metro will serve passengers free of charge interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Civil funeral service for Patriarch Ilia II continues at Trinity Cathedral interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to attend funeral of Ilia II interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…

Senators and Congressmen call on U.S. officials to join European partners to use sanctions and other available tools to insist that Georgian authorities heed recommendations in Moscow Mechanism report interpressnews.ge/en/article/146…