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Orthodox with a SPLASH - Georgia's mass baptism
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21.01.2019
Hundreds of children and babies were baptised in a mass ceremony at Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi on Sunday to celebrated the Epiphany on January 19.
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, offered to baptise the third-born child of every family, as part of an initiative to help boost the birth rate in Georgia.
After being dipped into water three times, children were given a cross and then one-by-one received blessings from Ilia II.
The baptism methods have drawn controversy over the years, with some arguing the babies are treated too roughly.
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, offered to baptise the third-born child of every family, as part of an initiative to help boost the birth rate in Georgia.
After being dipped into water three times, children were given a cross and then one-by-one received blessings from Ilia II.
The baptism methods have drawn controversy over the years, with some arguing the babies are treated too roughly.
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