GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

1000 years celebration of the Bagrati Cathedral.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

Holy Liturgy in the church at Gelati monastery.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

1000 years celebration of the Bagrati Cathedral.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

Holy Liturgy in the church at Gelati monastery led by Patriarch Bartholomeos (left) and Catholicos Ilia II, Patriarch of all Georgia.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

Holy Liturgy in the church at Gelati monastery.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

1000 years celebration of the Bagrati Cathedral.

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GEORGIA, Tbilisi, Sep. 20, 2003

Believer during evening vespers at the Sioni Orthodox church.

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GEORGIA, Tbilisi, Sep. 20, 2003

Believer during evening vespers at the Sioni Orthodox church.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

Holy Liturgy in the church at Gelati monastery.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

1000 years celebration of the Bagrati Cathedral.
From left: Eduard Shevardnadze, President of the Republic of Georgia and Catholicos Ilia II, Patriarch of all Georgia.

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GEORGIA, Kutaisi, Sep. 21, 2003

Children posing for snapshots during 1000 years celebration of the Bagrati Cathedral.

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GEORGIA, Khoni, Sep. 22, 2003

Villagers await the arrival of Patriarch Bartholomeos outside the church in Khoni, a small village near Kutaisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

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GEORGIA, Bashi, Sep. 22, 2003

Patriarch Bartholomeos greets villagers outside the Orthodox church in Bashi, a small village near Kutaisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

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GEORGIA, Khoni, Sep. 22, 2003

Patriarch Bartholomeos greets villagers outside the church in Khoni, a small village near Kutaisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

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GEORGIA, Khoni, Sep. 22, 2003

Villagers await the arrival of Patriarch Bartholomeos outside the church in Khoni, a small village near Kutaisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

© 2003 Peter Williams

GEORGIA, Khoni, Sep. 22, 2003

Villagers await the arrival of Patriarch Bartholomeos outside the church in Khoni, a small village near Kutaisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

© 2003 Peter Williams

GEORGIA, Khoni, Sep. 22, 2003

Patriarch Bartholomeos during an informal moment in Khoni, a small village near Kutaisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

© 2003 Peter Williams

GEORGIA, Tbilisi, Sep. 20, 2003

Patriarch Bartholomeos distributes gifts to construction workers during a brief shopping trip in Tbilisi.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

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GEORGIA, Tbilisi, Sep. 24, 2003

Meeting between Patriarch Bartholomeos and Catholicos Ilia II, Patriarch of all Georgia, at Krtsanisi Residence.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

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GEORGIA, Tbilisi, Sep. 20, 2003

Informal breakfast at Krtsanisi Residence during the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visit to Georgia Sep. 19-24, 2003.

© 2003 Peter Williams