People gather in a street to pay their respects for Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Ilia II passed away at a Tbilisi clinic on March 17 at the age of 93. A five-day national period of mourning has been declared in Georgia. He will be buried at Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi on March 22.
- Package: Georgia Religion Patriarch Death
- Categories: Human Interest
- Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
- Event date: 21.03.2026
- Date published: 21.03.2026
- Author: Kirill Zykov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 7304x4791px, 19.5Mb
- Job-ID: 6dae0418827170f2