Ilia II invited to the USA

Jonas [James Paffhausen], the Metropolitan of All America and Canada, invited Ilia II, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, to pay a visit to the USA - ITAR TASS.

The date of the visit wasn't named, the representatives of the Georgian patriarchy said yesterday.

In the course of his visit to Georgia[12th - 18th October] the Metropolitan of All America and Canada participated in service in Svetitskhoveli cathedral in Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia, visited Batumi and medieval Gelati monastery near Kutaisi, and also David Gareji - the unique complex of cave monasteries, located 60 km [37 miles] to the east from Tbilisi.

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