Two Important Episodes from the History of Relations Between the Georgian and Romanian Orthodox Churches
Two Important Episodes from the History of Relations Between the Georgian and Romanian Orthodox Churches

Summary/Abstract: Georgian-Romanian political and ecclesiastical relations have a history spanning many centuries. The distinguished public and ecclesiastical figure,Anthimos the Iberian, stands at the origins of these relations, representing a personality of multifaceted interest and significance for both Georgia and Romania.The particular importance of this individual is confirmed by the fact that the Romanian Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint in 1992. The goal of our article is to study the lesser-known episodes of Romanian-Georgian relations, which have not yet been the subject of dedicated scientific research; consequently, the views presented in it represent a scholarly novelty. The subject of our research is the visit of the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Justinian, to Georgia in 1948,and the resulting relations, as well as the visit of the delegation of the Georgian Orthodox Church to Romania in 1986. It should also be noted that representatives of these two churches jointly participated in a number of peace conferences, which further strengthened the benevolent relationship between them. These events are studied and analyzed based on a review of the broad political-historical context.The paper is based on primary sources concerning the issue (archival documents,press materials, memoirs) and relevant scientific literature.

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