Ilia II of Georgia
1933 to 2026
7 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Ilia II of Georgia across 6 places, from 1933 to 2026. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Ilia II (secular name Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili; 4 January 1933 – 17 March 2026) was the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1977 until his death in 2026.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Ilia II of Georgia was documented, and when
4 January 1933exact date
Vladikavkazattested
“Ilia II was born Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili on 4 January 1933 in Ordzhonikidze (modern-day Vladikavkaz, Russia) to Georgian parents.”
source: Wikipedia: Ilia II of Georgia
1990year
Sovietattested
“In 1990, he sent a letter to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev asking him to abolish the death penalty and find an alternative, calling for mercy towards those who acknowledged their errors, repented, and wanted to reform their lives.”
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2008year
The Russian Churchattested
“Ilia II gave an award to the bishop whose eparchy published an anti-Western journal, Qvakuthedi, which believed Russia to be a natural ally of Georgia through Orthodoxy, even after the 2008 war, which it called "God's blessing to enter u…”
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2008year
Ukraineattested
“Ilia II gave an award to the bishop whose eparchy published an anti-Western journal, Qvakuthedi, which believed Russia to be a natural ally of Georgia through Orthodoxy, even after the 2008 war, which it called "God's blessing to enter u…”
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January 2013month
Russian Orthodox Churchattested
“Tefft described Ilia II as an "astute diplomat" who "expressed his desire to serve a positive role in normalizing and stabilizing relations with Russia." On a visit to Russia in January 2013, Ilia II said "the brotherly relations between…”
source: Wikipedia: Ilia II of Georgia
2018year
Ukraineattested
“During the Moscow–Constantinople schism over jurisdiction in Ukraine, Ilia II did not recognize the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), founded in 2018 and recognized as autocephalous by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.”
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17 March 2026exact date
Tbilisiattested
“Ilia died in Tbilisi on 17 March 2026, at the age of 93, after a brief hospitalisation earlier that day for gastrointestinal bleeding.”
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Places Ilia II of Georgia is documented in
Ukraine2 presences · 2008 to 2018Soviet1 presence · 1990Tbilisi1 presence · 2026
Russian Orthodox Church1 presence · 2013
The Russian Church1 presence · 2008
Vladikavkaz1 presence · 1933
Other places tied to Ilia II of Georgia in the record
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18 April 1957exact date
Tbilisimentioned
“Ilia was ordained as a hierodeacon on 18 April 1957 by Melchizedek III of Georgia at the Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral, and as a hieromonk on 10 May 1959 by Alexy I of Moscow at the church of St.”
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18 April 1957exact date
Tbilisi Sioni Cathedralmentioned
“Ilia was ordained as a hierodeacon on 18 April 1957 by Melchizedek III of Georgia at the Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral, and as a hieromonk on 10 May 1959 by Alexy I of Moscow at the church of St.”
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December 1960month
Batumimentioned
“Nicholas Cathedral in Batumi and became its rector in December 1960.”
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1966year
Mount Athosmentioned
“He highly valued the Georgian monks at Mount Athos, and his first published work (1966) was about Venerable Georgy Mt'ats'mindeli (the Athonite), one of the most important saints of the Georgian Orthodox Church.”
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1 September 1967exact date
Batumimentioned
“On 1 September 1967 he was transferred from Batumi to the eparchy of Sukhumi and Abkhazia.”
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25 December 1977exact date
Svetitskhoveli Cathedralmentioned
“Ilia II was elected the new Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia on 23 December, and was enthroned in a ceremony on 25 December 1977 at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.”
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6 June 1980exact date
Romementioned
“On 6 June 1980, Ilia II visited Rome and met Pope John Paul II, becoming the first Georgian patriarch to meet the head of the Catholic Church.”
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October 1988month
Mtskhetamentioned
“The Tbilisi Spiritual Academy was opened in October 1988 as a companion to the seminary in Mtskheta.”
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9 April 1989exact date
Tbilisimentioned
“On 9 April 1989, the patriarch joined the people demonstrating in Tbilisi against the Soviet rule, although he fruitlessly urged the protesters to withdraw to the nearby Kashveti Church to avoid the bloodshed.”
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December 2008month
Moscowmentioned
“In December 2008, Ilia II visited Moscow to participate in the funeral service of Russia's Patriarch Alexy II.”
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June 2018month
Svetitskhoveli Cathedralmentioned
“In June 2018 he gave an official blessing and performed the wedding ceremony for Prince Juan de Bagration-Mukhrani and Kristine Dzidziguri at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.”
source: Wikipedia: Ilia II of Georgia
October 2018month
Tbilisimentioned
“In October 2018 Ilia II met with Ukrainian MP Andriy Parubiy in Tbilisi, who then claimed that the patriarch gave his support for the OCU, but the Georgian Church issued a statement rejecting his claim that Ilia II recognized the new chu…”
source: Wikipedia: Ilia II of Georgia
March 2023month
Moscowmentioned
“In March 2023, Ilia II wrote a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I expressing "great heartache" over the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and expressing his concern over the non-renewal of the right of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (…”
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynUkraine · 2008Aleksandr DuginUkraine · 2008Mstislav RostropovichSoviet Union · 1990Boris ShcherbinaSoviet Union · 1990Zucchero FornaciariSoviet Union · 1990
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