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The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Georgian: საქართველოს სამოციქულო მართლმადიდებელი ავტოკეფალური ეკლესია, sakartvelos samocikulo martlmadidebeli avtok'epaluri ek'lesia) is one of the world's most ancient Christian Churches, and tradition traces its origins to the mission of Apostle Andrew in the 1st century. It is an autocephalous (self-headed) part of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 4th century A.D. Georgian Orthodoxy has been a state religion in parts of Georgia since the 4th century, and is the majority religion in that country.

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  • Georgian Orthodox Church
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  • The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Georgian: საქართველოს სამოციქულო მართლმადიდებელი ავტოკეფალური ეკლესია, sakartvelos samocikulo martlmadidebeli avtok'epaluri ek'lesia) is one of the world's most ancient Christian Churches, and tradition traces its origins to the mission of Apostle Andrew in the 1st century. It is an autocephalous (self-headed) part of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 4th century A.D. Georgian Orthodoxy has been a state religion in parts of Georgia since the 4th century, and is the majority religion in that country.
sameAs
primate
  • Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II
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foaf:homepage
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Territory
  • Georgia
Caption
  • Coat of Arms
recognition
  • Autocephaly recognised by the Church of Antioch in 486 and recognised by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1943 and the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1990.
Language
  • Georgian
show name
  • Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church
  • საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია
Independence
  • Antioch in 486, Russia in 1917
Founder
  • Apostle Andrew, Saint Nino
Population
  • 3500000(xsd:integer)
Headquarters
  • Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Georgia
Website
possessions
  • Western Europe, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia
abstract
  • The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Georgian: საქართველოს სამოციქულო მართლმადიდებელი ავტოკეფალური ეკლესია, sakartvelos samocikulo martlmadidebeli avtok'epaluri ek'lesia) is one of the world's most ancient Christian Churches, and tradition traces its origins to the mission of Apostle Andrew in the 1st century. It is an autocephalous (self-headed) part of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 4th century A.D. Georgian Orthodoxy has been a state religion in parts of Georgia since the 4th century, and is the majority religion in that country. The Constitution of Georgia recognizes the special role of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the country's history but also stipulates the independence of the church from the state. The relations between the State and the Church are regulated by the Constitutional Agreement of 2002.
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