Georgian PM notes Saint Alexi Shushania’s “great contribution” to preservation of spirituality in Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said Saint Alexi Shushania, an outstanding secular and clerical figure, who had made “a great contribution” to the preservation of spirituality, the protection of the Georgian language and national values in Georgia, was among those whose achievements and dedication to the country deserved more recognition and appreciation.

Garibashvili made a speech at the presentation of the scientific work of the Senaki and Chkhorotsku Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, the Patriarch's 'locum tenens', about the Saint Alexi Shushania at the National Library of the Parliament of Georgia.

The PM said the scientific work of Metropolitan Shio conveyed the great merit of Saint Alexi Shushania in the “dramatic period” of Georgia’s history in the second half of the 19th century, when the “Russification” policy and fight against national values had been “particularly gaining strength”.

The book Honourable Alexi Senakeli (Shushania), dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Saint Alexi’s death, covers all areas of his life and work. It also includes archival materials that provide previously unknown details about his life.