Tbilisi, July 21, 2025
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Another mass Baptism was held in Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral on July 13.
This time, about 1,000 children became new Godchildren of His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the Patriarchate of Georgia reports.
The Patriarch has been guiding the Georgian Church for more than 40 years and is the most trusted man in the entire nation. In an effort to improve Georgia’s dire post-Soviet demographic situation, the Church began holding mass Baptisms in January 2008, with the beloved primate personally becoming Godfather to the third and subsequent children of spouses who were married in the Church.
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This latest service was the 71st such mass Baptism service. “I congratulate you on this blessed day. Today 1,000 children were baptized. May God bless our children. May God bless all of Georgia,” the Patriarch said.
His Holiness currently has about 50,000 Godchildren.
The previous mass Baptism was held last November. More than 700 children were baptized at that time.
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