Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday attended a divine service dedicated to the Svetitskhovloba celebration - marking the day of the legendary Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage monument, and ancient capital Mtskheta.
Garibashvili, together with the representatives of the legislative and local government, was at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, where the the Patriarch's 'locum tenens', the Senaki and Chkhorotsku Metropolitan Shio Mujiri and the members of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church held service.
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The Head of the Government planted a maple tree in the garden of the Cathedral, as part of the ongoing landscaping works of the historical church, with the blessing of Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia's Orthodox Church.