Post Series: Georgia
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A European Journey #3 – Sighnaghi (Georgia)
Nino and the conversion of the Georgians After visiting Italy and Switzerland, today we will travel nearly 4000 km to the East of Europe to Georgia. Since Georgia was one of the first nations to become officially Christian (together with the neighbouring Armenia), there would be much to tell. It is believed that the Jews…
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A European Journey #37 – Pitsunda (Georgia)
Today we will continue our miniseries exploring the history of the Orthodox Church. We will visit Pitsunda, a resort town at the shore of the Black Sea in Georgia, just south of a mountain range called Agaraki, in the region of Abkhazia. A quick walk through the town leads us past many buildings that were…