Georgian FM remembers Patriarch Ilia II as nation’s “spiritual pillar and conscience”

Georgian foreign minister Maka Botchorishvili on Wednesday said His Holiness, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II was not only a Patriarch, but also the spiritual pillar and conscience of the Georgian nation.

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“Today, the entire Georgia bows its head in grief. His Holiness Ilia II was not only a Patriarch, but a spiritual pillar and the conscience of our nation - a guiding light for generations, a guardian of faith, and a symbol of resilience”, Botchorishvili noted in a social media message.

Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, has died at the age of 93. The information was officially confirmed to the media by the Patriarch’s locum tenens, Shio Mujiri.