THE RESTORATION OF THE AUTOCEPHALY OF THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE DIOCESE OF ALAVERDI (1917–1927)

This article examines the historical preconditions for the restoration of the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the ecclesiastical events of 1917, and the situation of the Diocese of Alaverdi between 1917 and 1927. Particular attention is paid to the restoration of the diocese, its territorial boundaries, the activities of its bishops, and the political and social environment in which the Georgian Church continued to exist following the establishment of Soviet rule