Tbilisi, Georgia. 28 April, 2026. Portrait of the late Patriarch Ilia II on the Patriarchate of Georgia building, as the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church meets to nominate three candidates for the next Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. Credit: Mirko Kuzmanovic/Alamy Live News

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