Sunday, May 6, 2012

Georgia's patriarch baptizes 400 babies

 

Georgian babies are baptized at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Many of the parents of the 400 babies baptized on Sunday said Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II was instrumental in their decision to have a third or fourth child. Patriarch Ilia II promised to become the godfather of all babies born into Orthodox Christian families who already have two or more children and since 2008 has gained nearly 11,000 godchildren. (AP Photo/ Shakh Aivazov)The patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church presided over the baptism of hundreds of babies in a Tbilisi cathedral on Sunday as part of an effort credited with helping raise the birth rate in this former Soviet nation.

Georgia's patriarch baptizes 400 babies
Sun, 06 May 2012 20:24:47 GMT

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