One week has passed since the death of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia.<\/p>\n
The flow of members of the public to the Sioni Cathedral remains steady. Since March 22, when Patriarch Ilia II\u2019s remains were transferred from the Trinity Cathedral to Sioni, people from all over Georgia have come to pay their respects.<\/p>\n
The grave of the Patriarch is still being prepared, with finishing work ongoing. Clergy members will continue to hold funeral services at Sioni Cathedral for 40 days.<\/p>\n
The 141st Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II,\u00a0passed away\u00a0on March 17 at the age of 93.<\/p>\n
For several days, public memorial services were held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where countless faithful came to bid farewell to the beloved spiritual leader.<\/p>\n
Ilia II was\u00a0laid to rest\u00a0at Sioni Cathedral on March 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One week has passed since the death of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia. The flow of members of the public to the Sioni Cathedral remains steady. Since March 22, when Patriarch Ilia II\u2019s remains were transferred from the Trinity Cathedral to Sioni, people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169,175],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-136466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-of-the-day","8":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n