Chechnya saw the first mass baptism in its history. Grozny, August 26, Interfax – Archbishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala performed the first mass baptism ceremony in the history of Chechen republic in the river Terek of Naursky dirstrict. 35 citizens of Naursky and Shelkovsky districts were converted to Orthodoxy, press service of Chechen leader […]
700 Children Baptized in Georgia
Children are baptized during a mass baptism ceremony in the town of Mtskheta outside Tbilisi, July 13, 2010. About 700 children were baptized by the Georgian Orthodox church during the 12th mass baptism ceremony led by Patriarch Ilia II. Georgia had a big declining birth rate until Patriarch Iliya said he would personally bless each […]