Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, will be laid to rest on Sunday, March 22, in the Sioni Cathedral.
Metropolitan Iobi of Urbnisi and Ruisi announced the decision of the Holy Synod meeting.
“The Patriarch will be laid to rest on Sunday in the Sioni Cathedral at the Patriarch’s will, which he left for relatives. Ilia II is an epochal personality; he has immeasurable contributions to the nation and the country, both spiritually and materially. The Patriarch was a patriarch of love. There is no person, especially a Christian, who does not love His Holiness,” he said.
The procession on foot to transfer the remains of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, from the Patriarchal Residence to the Sameba (Holy Trinity) will commence at 16:00.
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II passed away on March 17 at the age of 93.
