The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II will conduct in Batumi Cathedral of the Holy Virgin the ceremony of baptism of Abkhazians who currently are living in Adjaria.

Prior to this, the Catholicos-Patriarch visited Batumi Cathedral of St. Nicholas. His Holiness donated to the church the brought out of Jerusalem cross. The Catholicos-Patriarch addressed the audience with a sermon and recalled his seven-year period of service in Batumi Cathedral of St. Nicholas. As the Patriarch said in his speech, with the grace of St. Nicholas will reunite all of Georgia.