The Georgian government has declared a day of national mourning in connection with the death of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.
Modern.az reports that Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II passed away on March 17. The Minister of Health announced that kidney, lung, and heart failure were the cause of his death.
Ilia II's patriarchate was the longest period of activity in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
State flags on administrative buildings across the country have been lowered to half-mast.
The p of the Georgian Patriarch will be placed today in Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi for the funeral ceremony.
