Crossroads Podcast: ‘Godfather’ Of Georgia Is A Label That Fits This Patriarch
March 27, 2026
When Americans call President George Washington the “Father of His Country” it’s an honorary title based on politics and history.
But when modern citizens of the Republic of Georgia refer to Patriarch Ilia II as the “Godfather of Our Land” they are being quite literal, in terms of the rites and traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith.
