Georgien: Einführung des neuen Bischofs der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche
Am 12. November ist Markus Schoch als neuer Bischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Georgien und im Südkaukasus (ELKG) in sein Amt eingeführt worden. Schoch, Pastor der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg, folgt auf Hans-Joachim Kiderlen, der die letzten neun Jahre (von 2008 bis 2017) Oberhaupt der georgischen Lutheraner war.Die Amtseinführung vollzog Alfred Eichholz, Bischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in der Kirgisischen Republik. Ihm assistierten Bischof Hans-Joachim...
Georgien: Relics of Queen Ketevan will be in Georgia for six months
The relics of Georgia’s saint, Queen Ketevan, will be in Georgia for a half-year according to an agreement reached after long negotiations between representatives from Georgia and India. Georgia is hosting exhibitions and international conferences dedicated to the holy martyr Queen Ketevan, reports Georgia Online. The Ministry of Culture and Preservation of Monuments and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, with the participation of the Georgian Patriarchate, will be providing...Georgien: Ancient Georgian Gospel included in UNESCO document list
The international UNESCO “Memory of the World” register has published a new world heritage list for 2017, which includes an ancient Georgian manuscript of the Gospel, reports News-Georgia. Memory of the world is a program for the protection of the world documentary heritage, created in 1992. The decision to include the Georgian manuscript among the 78 documents on the new list was made at the committee meeting in Paris in October.The manuscript is a palimpsest—a manuscript written on parchment...