In Pictures: Georgians Pay Their Respects to Late Patriarch Ilia II

Large crowds of faithful, clergy, and officials joined a solemn procession on March 18 to pay their respects to Ilia II, a day after he passed away at the age of 93. A choir sang chants as a hearse carried his casket through the streets of Tbilisi, with thousands walking alongside. The body of the …

By Civil.ge