The longest-serving leader in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, he helped guide his country in its transition from Soviet repression to modern statehood.
Patriarch Ilia II, a Spiritual Figure of Stability in Georgia, Dies at 93
Originally reported by New York Times
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