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1 V saertasoriso simpoziumi The Fifth International Symposium RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscemis tradicia martlmadidebel ekl esiasi (istoria, kultura, RvTismetyveleba) TRADITION OF THE THEOTOKOS' VENERATION IN ORTHODOX CHURCH (History, Culture, Theology) Tbilisi, maisi, 2014 Tbilisi, May, 2014

2 V saertasoriso simpoziumi The Fifth International Symposium RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscemis tradicia martlmadidebel ekl esiasi (istoria, kultura, RvTismetyveleba) TRADITION OF THE THEOTOKOS' VENERATION IN ORTHODOX CHURCH (History, Culture, Theology) Tbilisi, maisi, 2014 Tbilisi, May, 2014

3 saqartvelos martlmadidebel eklesiastan arsebuli qristianuli kvlevis saertasoriso centris mizania aradginos harmoniuli TanamSromloba sarwmunoebasa da mecnierebas Soris wlidan centri musaobs Semdegi mimartulebebit: 1. samecniero simpoziumebi, konferenciebi da seminarebi; 2. samecniero eqspediciebi; 3. saganmanatleblo leqciebis kursi; 4.qarTvelologiuri kvleva, ucxoel mecnierebtan TanamSromloba; 5. centris samecniero Sedegebis publikacia da popularizacia. V saertasoriso simpoziumis saorganizacio komiteti mogesalmebat simpoziumis monawileebsa da stumrebs da gisurvebt warmatebebs Tqvens sasuliero da samecniero morvaweobasi. ketili iyos Tqveni mobrzaneba saorganizacio komiteti

4 13 maisi V saertasoriso simpoziumi _ `RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscemis tradicia martlmadidebel eklesiasi~ sazeimo gaxsna sastumro `qortiard-marioti~ sakonferencio darbazi Sesavali sityva: 12 saati plenaruli sxdoma V saertasoriso simpoziumi `RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscemis tradicia martlmadidebel eklesiasi~ V saertasoriso simpoziumis sazeimo gaxsna, seqciuri musaoba,,,mrgvali magida" - daxurva sastumro `qortiard-marioti~, sakonferencio darbazi 13 maisi 11 saati paraklisi iveriis RvTismSoblis xatis msenebare tazarsi maxatas mtaze. 12 saati plenaruli sxdoma. 16 saati seqciuri musaoba I da II nawili maisi molocviti mogzauroba dasavlet saqartvelosi (qutaisi, batumi, zugdidi). 16 maisi 11 saati seqciuri musaoba I da II nawili. 17 saati,,mrgvali magida" _ simpoziumis Sedegebis Sefaseba. V saertasoriso simpoziumis daxurva. saqartvelos martlmadidebel eklesiastan arsebuli qristianuli kvlevis saertasoriso centris gamgeobis Tavmjdomare akademikosi davit musxelisvili. misalmebebi: uwmidesi da unetaresi, sruliad-saqartvelos katolikos-patriarqi ilia II. saqartvelos premier-ministri, misi armatebuleba, batoni irakli RaribaSvili. saqartvelos parlamentis Tavmjdomare, misi armatebuleba, batoni davit usufasvili. msoflio sapatriarqos warmomadgeneli, avidosis episkoposi, yovladusamrvdeloesi kirile (katerelosi). saqartvelos mecnierebata erovnuli akademiis prezidenti, akademikosi giorgi kvesitaze. moxseneba:,,yovladwminda RvTismSobeli da sulieri faseulobani" _ maralyovladusamrvdeloesi, WiaTurisa da sacxeris mitropoliti danieli (datuasvili).

5 V saertasoriso simpoziumis seqciuri musaoba seqcia I. RvTismetyveleba seqciis Tavmjdomare: maralyovladusamrvdeloesi, fotisa da xobis mitropoliti grigoli (berbiwasvili). TanaTavmjdomareebi: dekanozi ioseb zeteisvili, nikolas dura reglamenti: moxseneba: 15 wt. kamati: 5 wt. 13 maisi 16 saati 1. msoflio sapatriarqos warmomadgeneli, avidosis episkoposi, yovladusamrvdeloesi kirile (katerelosi) (TurqeTi) yovladwminda RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscema atonis wminda mtaze. 2. dekanozi ioseb zeteisvili (litva)_ yovladwminda RvTismSobeli da qartvelta erovnul-religiuri identuroba. 3. beri elia xalife (didi britaneti)_ RvTismSobeli da evqaristia: martlmadidebluri perspeqtiva. 4. katalina mititelu (rumineti) _ qalwuli mariami wina-nikeuri eklesiis "sarwmunoebis simbolota" teqstebsi. 5. pastori robert skudieri (ass) _ rwmena da yofiereba (martlmadidebluri da luteranuli swavleba RvTismSoblis Sesaxeb). Sesveneba 18 saati 6. mrvdeli porfirios georgi (libani) _ RvTismSobeli _ sulieri cxovrebis prototipi wminda grigol palamas mixedvit. 7. irumenia diodora (saberzneti) _ RvTismSobeli _ monastruli srulyofileba da Suamdgomeli. 8. ediser WeliZe (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSoblisadmi qartlis wilxvdomilobis Sesaxeb. 9. eirini artemi (saberzneti) _ termini,,rvtismsoblis" modulacia meore saukunis mamebidan kirile aleqsandrielamde. 10. nikolas dura (rumineti) _ wina-nikeuri eklesiis mariologia. zogierti berzeni da latini mamisa da RvTismetyvelis mowmobani. seqciis Tavmjdomare: maralyovladusamrvdeloesi, rustavis mitropoliti ioane (gamrekeli) TanaTavmjdomareebi: dekanozi vladimer vorobiovi giorgi kalandia reglamenti: moxseneba: 15 wt. kamati: 5 wt. 13 maisi seqcia II. istoria 16 saati 1. maralyovladusamrvdeloesi, senakis, Cxorowyusa da avstraliis mitropoliti Sio (mujiri) (saqartvelo) _ yovladwminda RvTismSoblis TayvaniscemisaTvis senakis savaneebsi: TeklaTis dedata monastersa da mtavarangelozta kunzulis mamata savanesi. 2. dekanozi vladimer vorobiovi (ruseti) _ RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscema me-20 saukunis rusetis martlmadidebel eklesiasi. 3. asmat oqropirize (saqartvelo) _ awyuris yovladwminda RvTismSoblis xatisatvis. 4. mrvdelmonazoni besarion zografoeli (saberzneti, wm. atonis mta) _ RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscema zografos monastersi da wminda atonis mta bolo 10 saukunis manzilze zografosi RvTismSoblis saswaulebtan kavsirsi. 5. andrei efimovi (ruseti) _ RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscemis zogierti tradicia Tanamedrove rusetsi. Sesveneba

6 16 maisi seqcia II. istoria seqciis Tavmjdomare: maralyovladusamrvdeloesi, rustavis mitropoliti ioane (gamrekeli) TanaTavmjdomareebi: dekanozi viqtor potapovi, eldar bubulasvili reglamenti: moxseneba: 15 wt. kamati: 5 wt. 18 saati 6. dekanozi nikolai sokolovi (ruseti) _ qristiani eris gulmxurvale mfarveli. 7. nana xazaraze (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSoblis sartyeli da saqartvelo. 8. natalia Cugreeva (ruseti) _ yazanis RvTismSoblis xatis Tayvaniscemis tradicia rusetsa da Tanamedrove msofliosi. 9. jon zeligmani (israeli) _ deusis kedlis mxatvroba RvTismSoblis monastridan, getsemania, ierusalimi. 10. giorgi kalandia (saqartvelo) _ dadianebis sasaxle da RvTismSoblis kvarti. 11 saati 1. dekanozi viqtor potapovi (ass) _ iveronis RvTismSoblis mironmdinare xatebi da Zma ioseb munios-kortesi. 2. dekanozi aleqsandre saltikovi (ruseti) _ yovladwminda RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscemis Sesaxeb XVII saukunis Sua wlebis rusetsi. 3. Slomit veqsler-bdola (israeli) _ RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscema ierusalimis wminda qalaqsi adrindel bizantiur epoqasi. 4. mrvdeli igor ivanovi (ruseti) RvTismSoblis Tayvaniscema bizantiasi. 5. giorgi alibegasvili (saqartvelo) _,,armosaval mzisa simartlisa da wmida nino. Sesveneba 13 saati 6. dekanozi dimitri kalacevi (germania) _ rusuli emigraciis odigitria. germaniis eparqiis tradicia. 7. eka durasvili (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSoblis mizinebis Tema sinas mtis himnografiul xelnawerebsi. 8. arqimandriti mixail stanciu (rumineti) _ yovladwminda RvTismSobeli wm. antimoz iverielis qadagebebsi. 9. ia melnikova (ruseti) _ deda RvTisas Tayvaniscemis istoriidan _ RvTismosaobis mosagris, sqimirumenia Tamaris (marjanisvilis) cxovreba. 10. nino (nunu) mindaze (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSobeli da qartuli tradiciuli medicina. 11. eldar bubulasvili (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSoblis wilxvedri iveria (istoriul_wyarotmcodneobiti analizi). 16 maisi seqcia III. kultura seqciis Tavmjomare: maralyovladusamrvdeloesi, axalqalaqisa da kumurdos mitropoliti nikoloz (facuasvili). TanaTavmjdomareebi: mrvdeli maqsim vladi, mariam didebulize reglamenti: moxseneba: 15 wt. kamati: 5 wt. 11 saati 1. beri patapios kavsokaliveli (saberzneti, wm. atonis mta) _ atonis wminda mtaze yovladwminda RvTismSoblis mobrzanebis Sesaxeb gardamocema, rogorc misi Tayvaniscemis dasawyisi wminda mtis monazonta mier. 2. larisa gustova (belorusia) RvTismSoblis sagaloblebi belorusul martlmadideblur himnografiul tradiciasi. 3. stefan Sumaxeri (ass) _ qalwul mariamis Tayvaniscema adreul ierusalimur liturgiasi: ierusalimis qartuli iadgaris monacemebi.

7 4. mariam didebulize (saqartvelo) _ RmrTismSoblis gamosaxvis tradicia Sua saukuneebis qartul xelovnebasi. 5. nestan sulava (saqartvelo) _ yovladwminda RvTismSoblis xatsaxis interpretacia qartul himnografiasa da davit guramisvilis Sesveneba 13 saati 6. alesandro maria bruni (italia) _ qebat-qebis Zveli qartuli iambikuri Targmani, rogorc,,sesxmai wmindisa RvTismSoblisai venis Georg.4 xelnawersi. 7. nana burwulaze (saqartvelo) _ zarzmis RvTismSoblis xatis saxismetyvelebiti sazrisi. 8. mrvdeli maqsim vladi (rumineti) _ ruminelta xalxur nawarmoebebsi deda RvTismSoblisadmi gamoxatuli sasoeba. 9. ia Radua (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSoblisa da evas paraleluri saxesimboloebi sasuliero poeziasi. 10. medea burduli, lali mrebrisvili (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSobeli _ dedasvilobis mfarveli (qartul etnografiul yofasi). 11. TinaTin gamcemlize (saqartvelo) _ RvTismSoblis uzvelesi xatebi da mizinebis dresaswaulis tradicia romsi. 17 saati,,mrgvali magida _ simpoziumis Sedegebis Sefaseba. V saertasoriso simpoziumis daxurva. sastumro,,qortiard-marioti", sakonferencio darbazi

8 The aim of "International Centre for Christian Studies" at the Orthodox Church of Georgia is to restore harmonic cooperation between religion and science. Since 2002 the main directions of the Scientific Centre's activities have been the following: 1. Scientific symposia, conferences and seminars; 2. Scientific expeditions; 3. The course of elucidatory lectures; 4. Scientific research of Georgian Language and cooperation with foreign scientists; 5. Publication and popularization of scientific results of the Centre. The Organizing Committee of the Fifth International Symposium welcomes the participants and the guests of the symposium and wishes you success in your religious and scientific activity. The Organizing Committee

9 13 MAY The Fifth International Symposium - "Tradition of the Theotokos' Veneration in Orthodox Church" Ceremonial opening Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Conference Hall Opening speech: PLENARY SESSION THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM TRADITION OF THE THEOTOKOS' VENERATION IN ORTHODOX CHURCH" CEREMONIAL OPENING OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, WORK OF THE SECTIONS AND "ROUND TABLE" CLOSING OF THE SYMPOSIUM Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Conference Hall 13 MAY Public prayer in Iveria Holy Mary Church (which is in the building process) on Makhata Mountain Plenary session Work of the sections - First and second parts MAY Pilgrimage to Eastern Georgia (Kutaisi, Batumi and Zugdidi). 16 MAY Work of the sections - First and second parts "Round Table" - evaluation of the results of the Symposium. Closing of the Fifth International Symposium. Chair of "International Centre for Christian Studies" at the Orthodox Church of Georgia, Academician David Muskhelishvili. Greetings: His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II. Prime-Minister of Georgia, His Excellency, Mr Irakli Gharibashvili. Chair of the Parliament of Georgia, His Excellency, Mr David Usupashvili. Representative of the World Patriarchate, Bishop of Abydos, His Eminence Kyrrilos (Katerelos). President of Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Academician Giorgi Kvesitadze. Report: Holy Virgin Mary and Spiritual Values" His Eminence, Metropolitan of Sachkhere and Chiatura, Daniel (Datuashvili).

10 e. n d f n WORK OF THE SECTIONS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 13 MAY SECTION I. THEOLOGY Chairman of the section: His Eminence, Metropolitan of Poti and Khobi, Grigol (Berbichashvili). Co-chairmen: Archpriest Josef Zeteishvili, Nicolae Dură Time-limit: Report: 15 minutes, Discussion: 5 minutes Representative of the World Patriarchate, Bishop of Abydos, His Eminence Kyrrilos (Katerelos) (Turkey) - The Honor of the Theotokos on Mount Athos. 2.Archpriest Josef Zeteishvili (Lithuania) - The Holy Virgin Mary and National-Religion Identity of Georgians. 3. Monk Elia Khalife (Great Britain) - The Theotokos and the Eucharist: an Orthodox Perspective. 4. Cătălina Mititelu (Romania) - The Virgin Mary in the Baptismal Symbols of the Pre-Nicene Church. 5. Pastor Robert Scudieri (The USA) - Belief and Being (Orthodox and Lutheran Understandings of the Theotokos). BREAK Priest Porphyrios Georgi (Lebanon) - The Theotokos as Prototype of Spiritual Life according to Saint Gregory Palamas. 7. Abbess Diodora (Greece) - The Theotokos: Monastic Ideal and Intercessor. 8. Edisher Chelidze (Georgia) - On Allotment of Kartli (Georgia) to Mother of God. 9. Eirini Artemi (Greece) - The Modulation of the Term THEOTOKOS from the nd Fathers of 2 Century to Cyril of Alexandria. 10. Nicolae Dură (Romania) - The Mariology of the Pre-Nicene Church. The Testimonies of Some Fathers and Theologians of Greek and Latin Language. SECTION II. HISTORY Chairman of the section: His Eminence, Metropolitan of Rustavi, Ioane (Gamrekeli) Co-chairmen: Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov, Giorgi Kalandia Time-limit: Report: 15 minutes Discussion: 5 minutes 13 MAY His Eminence, Metropolitan of Senaki, Chkhorotsku and Australia, Shio (Mujiri) (Georgia) - For the Worship of the Holy Virgin Mary in Senaki Monasteries: in Teklati Convent and Archangels' Island Monastery. 2. Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov (Russia) - The Worship of the Mother of God th in the Russian Orthodox Church in the 20 Century. 3. Asmat Okropiridze (Georgia) - For the Atskuri Icon of the Holy Virgin Mary. 4. Priestmonk Vissarion Zografski (Greece, Holy Mount Athos) - Veneration of the Theotokos in the Monastery Zograf, Holy Mount Athos, in Connection with Her Miracles in Zograf for the Last 10 Centuries. 5. Andrei Efimov (Russia) - Some Traditions of Veneration of the Theotokos in Modern Russia. BREAK Archpriest Nikolay Sokolov (Russia) - The Eager Protectress of Christian People. 7. Nana Khazaradze (Georgia) - The Theotokos' Girdle and Georgia. 8. Natalia Chugreeva (Russia) - Veneration Tradition of the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan in Russia and in Modern World. 9. Jon Seligman (Israel) - A Wall Painting of the Deësis from the Abbey of the Virgin Mary, Gethsemane, Jerusalem. 10. Giorgi Kalandia (Georgia) -The Dadiani Palace and the Robe of the Theotokos.

11 16 MAY SECTION II. HISTORY Chairman of the section: His Eminence, Metropolitan of Rustavi, Ioane (Gamrekeli) Co-chairmen: Archpriest Victor Potapov, Eldar Bubulashvili Time-limit: Report: 15 minutes Discussion: 5 minutes Archpriest Victor Potapov (The USA) - The Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icons of the Theotokos & Br. Joseph Munoz-Cortes. 2. Archpriest Alexander Saltikov (Russia) - Veneration of the Holy Virgin Mary in Russia in the Middle of 18th Century. 3. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah (Israel) - Theotokos Adoration in the Holy City of Jerusalem in the Early Byzantine Period. 4. Priest Igor Ivanov (Russia) - The Veneration of the Theotokos in Byzantium. 5. Giorgi Alibegashvili (Georgia) - The "Sun Risen Truth and Saint Nino. BREAK Archpriest Dimitri Kalachev (Germany) - The Hodegetria of the Russian Diaspora. Tradition of Germany Eparchy. 7. Eka Dughashvili (Georgia) - The Theme of Dormition of Virgin Mary in Hymnographic Manuscripts of Mount Sinai. 8. Archimandrite Mihail Stanciu (Romania) - The Holy Theotokos in the Piety of Saint Anthimos the Iberian. 9. Ia Melnikova (Russia) - From the History of Veneration of the Mother of God by Schema-Hegumene Thamar (Marjanishvili). 10. Nino (Nunu) Mindadze (Georgia) - The Theotokos and Georgian Traditional Medicine. 11. Eldar Bubulashvili (Georgia) - Iberia Falling to the Lot of the Mother of God (Historical and Source Study Analysis). 16 MAY SECTION III. CULTURE Chairman of the section: His Eminence, Metropolitan of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo, Nikoloz (Pachuashvili) Co-chairmen: Priest Maxim Vlad, Mariam Didebulidze Time-limit: Report: 15 minutes Discussion: 5 minutes Monk Patapios Kavsokalybitis (Greece, Holy Mount Athos) Tradition of Arriving of Saint Mother of God to Mount Athos as the Initial Source of the Theotokos' Veneration by the Monks of the Holy Mountain. 2. Larissa Gustova (Belarus) - Chants for the Theotokos in the Belarusian Orthodox Musical Tradition. 3. Stephen J. Shoemaker (The USA) - Veneration of the Virgin Mary in the Early Jerusalem Liturgy: The Evidence of the Georgian Jerusalem Chantbook. 4. Mariam Didebulidze (Georgia) Tradition of Depiction of the Theotokos in Medieval Georgian Art. 5. Nestan Sulava (Georgia) - Interpretation of the Holy Virgin's Image in Georgian Hymnography and in David Guramishvili's Poetry The Lamentation of the Virgin. BREAK Alessandro Maria Bruni (Italy) - An Old Georgian Iambic Translation of the Song of Songs as an Encomium to the Holy Mother of God in the Vienna Codex No Nana Burchuladze (Georgia) - Imagery Essence of the Icon of Zarzma Theotokos.

12 8. Priest Maxim Vlad (Romania) - Devotion to the Mother of God Expressed by Romanian People in His Own Dialect Popular. 9. Ia Ghadua (Georgia) - Parallel Imagery Symbols of the Theotokos and Eva in Religious Poetry. 10. Medea Burduli, Lali Mghebrishvili (Georgia) The Theotokos Protector of Mother and Child Relation (In Georgian Ethnographic Life). 11. Tinatin Gamtsemlidze (Georgia) - Ancient Icons of the Theotokos and Tradition of Dormition Festival in Rome "Round Table" - Evaluation of the results of the Symposium. Closing of the Fifth International Symposium. Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Conference Hall

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