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[KavkazUzel] The icon of the Holy Matrona, which also depicts Stalin, was removed for changes and removed to a safe place in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Archimandrite John Mchedlishvili said.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, unknown persons in the Tbilisi Cathedral poured paint on an icon donated by the Alliance of Georgian Patriots party, a video about this was published by Nata Peradze. On January 11, the Patriarchate of Georgia stated that Stalin’s meeting with the Holy Matrona, who is depicted in the icon, has not been confirmed, and called for changes to be made to the drawing. On January 12, priest John Mchedlishvili apologized for not informing the Patriarchate about the placement of the icon, and the leaders of the Alliance of Georgian Patriots promised that the icon would be rewritten right in the church.
The icon depicting Stalin was removed in order to make changes in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Archimandrite, priest of the Holy Trinity Cathedral Ioann Mchedlishvili told the Alt-info television company today. “According to the order of icon painting, in order to make changes, the icon (with Stalin) was moved to a protected space in the church, where the icon painter will have the opportunity, with the participation of special services of the church, in accordance with the canons of icon painting, to make corrections; another icon is now hanging in the church, parishioners can pray to it,” translated "Caucasian Knot" his words.
Activist Nata Peradze also reported on her Facebook page* that instead of the icon depicting Stalin, another icon is now hung. “Instead, there is now another icon of Matrona hanging on the wall,” she wrote, noting that she had achieved the main thing - that the icon with Stalin was removed.
On January 13, members and supporters of the pro-Russian “Conservative Movement” (Alt-Info) held a rally outside the Georgian parliament building demanding tougher punishment “for desecration of holy places.” Activists explained the protests by the fact that the icon of the Matrona of Moscow depicting Joseph Stalin was doused with paint. Members of the Georgian Alt-Info movement called for Nata Peradze to be detained and the case reclassified from an administrative charge to a criminal one.
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