Metropolitan Anania accuses Armenian Church of taking Albanian heritage
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Metropolitan Anania of Manglisi and Tetritskaro of the Georgian Orthodox Church stated that the Armenian Church worked to take over the cultural heritage of the Church of Caucasian Albania, a historical Christian church in the Caucasus region.
He made these comments after the release of a documentary, The Cross of Stolen Churches, which examines the history of Christianity in Caucasian Albania and the fate of its churches.
Anania explained that leaders within the Georgian Orthodox Church successfully defended their traditions and independence, unlike their counterparts in the Albanian Church. He specifically credited figures like Catholicos Kirion and Ekvtime Mtatsmindeli, calling them “great fathers” who preserved the Georgian Church through their dedication, as evidenced in historical documents like the “Book of Epistles.” According to Anania, strong religious leaders were crucial to the Georgian Church’s survival, and similar figures throughout its history helped it maintain its identity and independence.
