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    Urbnisi (Georgian: ურბნისი) is a village in Georgia’s Shida Kartli region, in the district of Kareli. Situated on a high left bank of the Mtkvari river...
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  • Council of Ruisi-Urbnisi (Georgian: რუის-ურბნისის საეკლესიო კრება) was a synod convened at Ruisi and Urbnisi by the Georgian monarch David IV in 1103...
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    The Urbnisi cathedral of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr (Georgian: ურბნისის წმიდა სტეფანე პირველმოწამის სახელობის საკათედრო ტაძარი, romanized: urbnisis ts'mida...
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    interfere in church affairs. In 1103, he summoned the council of Ruisi-Urbnisi, which condemned Armenian Miaphysitism in stronger terms than ever before...
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    is known for many historical facts: the Ecclesiastical Council of Ruisi-Urbnisi in 1103, Battle of Aradeti in 1483 and others. The current territory of...
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    Dormition of the All-holy Theotokos. The Bishop has been serving for Ruisi Urbnisi Eparchy for a decade[when?] and throughout this time he had been serving...
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    interfere in church affairs. Notably, he summoned the 1103 council of Ruisi-Urbnisi, which condemned Armenian Miaphysitism in stronger terms than ever before...
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  • "Town of Rustavi" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1957 (in Georgian) "Ancient town Urbnisi" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1964 (in Georgian) "Towns of Kakheti" (a monograph)...
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    small town of Akhalkalaki and started preaching the Christian faith in Urbnisi, finally reaching Mtskheta (the capital of Iberia). The Iberian Kingdom...
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    the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia in the cathedrals of Ruisi and Urbnisi. After decades of devastation and war, the Orthodox Church had lost its...
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  • ecclesiastic synod convened at Ruisi and the neighboring cathedral of Urbnisi by King David IV. Leonti is credited by some historians with having written...
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    Iberia. Rustavi is mentioned among such ancient towns as Uplistsikhe, Urbnisi, Mtskheta and Sarkineti. It could be assumed that Rustavi as a city had...
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    Valencia 1103–1104: A church council is convened by King David the Builder in Urbnisi to reorganize the Georgian Orthodox Church. 1104: In the Battle of Ertsukhi...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Orthodox Church in 1917. Christophorus was consecrated as a bishop of Urbnisi (1921–1925) and metropolitan of Abkhazia (1925–1927). Elected as the catholicos-patriarch...
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  • Georgia (Mtsignobartukhutsesi) following the ecclesiastic Council of Ruisi-Urbnisi of 1103. Henceforth this office, for a time the greatest at the Georgian...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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  • authority only to the king. Following the ecclesiastic Council of Ruisi-Urbnisi of 1103, David IV separated the main authoritative institutions (internal...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    Samtavisi Samtsevrisi Saorbisi Tavkavta Tigva Tiri Tsirkoli Tskhinvali Tsromi Urbnisi Urtkhva Usaneti Vaka Vere Zemo Nikozi (Archangel, Deity) Tbilisi Anchiskhati...
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    state control and convened the 1104 Church Synod at Ruisi cathedral and Urbnisi monastery. The longest article of the memorandum summarizing the synod's...
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  • prominent Georgians at the 1103 Georgian ecclesiastic council of Ruis-Urbnisi, organized by Maria's nephew David IV, Empress Maria is hailed as "Our...
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