Jordan gifts Georgian land near place of baptism of the Savior

19/01/2022

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As the Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, said at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Georgian land area near the place of baptism of the Savior, where the Georgian Cultural Center will be built, has been handed over.

Irakli Gharibashvili congratulated the population on the feast of the Epiphany.

“Under the decision of His Majesty King Abdullah II and His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi, the piece of land near the site of the Baptism of Jesus, has been gifted to Georgia. With the blessing of the Patriarch, a Georgian cultural center will be built here. After 300 years, Georgia will return to the Holy Land. I thank His Majesty King Abdullah II, His Royal Highness Prince Gaza, Patriarch Theophilus of Jerusalem, Archbishop Christophoros of Jordan, every staff member of our government, our Embassy, our Ambassador to Jordan, Zaza Kandelaki. I congratulate each Georgian on the establishment of this important center of spiritual and cultural life on the Holy Land. Congratulations on the Epiphany," Gharibashvili said.

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