Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II passes away at the age of 93.

Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church Dies

Georgian Acting Patriarch Shio Mugulishvili announced that the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, died at a clinic in Tbilisi at the age of 93.

This morning, the Georgian Patriarchate reported that Ilia II's health condition had deteriorated sharply and he was urgently hospitalized. According to doctors, Ilia II was admitted to the clinic due to gastrointestinal bleeding, placed in the intensive care unit, and given life support with a ventilator.

Ilia II has served as the leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1977, and is one of the most influential religious figures in Georgia. His tenure as patriarch is the longest in the modern history of the Georgian Church.

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