Catholicos-Patriarch Baptizes About 1,500 People at Universal Baptism in Khichauri

His Holiness and Beatitude Shio III, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, performed the sacrament of universal baptism in the village of Khichauri in Shuakhevi Municipality and baptized about 1,500 people. The event was attended by Zaza Vashakmadze, Chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues.

According to the State Agency for Religious Issues, the Patriarch visited the Skhalta Eparchy. He held the festive liturgy at the Church of the Icon of the Most Holy Virgin Mary of Iveria at the Tbel Abuseridze University in Khichauri. After the service, he performed the sacrament of universal baptism.

Along with Vashakmadze, the event was attended by Vladimer Macharashvili, Head of the Legal Support Service of the Agency, and Abesalom Aslanidze, the Agency's Coordinator in Adjara.