01Oct,2025
The Council of Nicaea: Church Unity and Georgia
Place:3 K.Kutateladze st.
The Apostolic Administration of Latin Catholics in Caucasus, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, and the University of Georgia invite interested people to participate in the International Conference dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which will take place on October 1-2, 2025.
The Council of Nicaea: Church Unity and Georgia
In 2025, the Christian world will celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council. For about three centuries, due to unfavorable external reasons, church consciousness was expressed in various historical forms (local councils, synodal correspondence widely circulated among the Church Fathers, etc.).
The first ecumenical council was convened in Nicaea in 325. The council was a new form of expression of the synodal system of the Church, modeled on the apostolic council. Its authentic connection with the synodal consciousness of the Church was never questioned, since in its convocation, organization, and functioning, the criteria of the past synodal tradition were fully observed.
A full and correct assessment of the significant role of the Council of Nicaea remains challenging due to many historical problems caused by the absence of the minutes of the Council sessions and the vagueness of the surviving fragmentary sources.
An international conference entitled "The Council of Nicaea: Church Unity and Georgia" will be dedicated to this memorable date. The conference is multidisciplinary (religion, history, theology, humanitarian and social sciences), and experts in the relevant fields, doctoral students, academic staff, and independent researchers can participate.
Possibility of publishing reports:
Registration is available online before June 1, 2025.
Conference Languages: Georgian, English Format: Hybrid
Important Deadlines:
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June 30, 2025 – Registration, receiving abstracts
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Jule 15, 2025 – Selecting abstracts and sending confirmation emails
Scientific Board:
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Gocha Barnovi – Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University
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Nugzar Bardavelidze – Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University
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Gabriele Bragantini – Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University
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Archil Metreveli – University of Georgia
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Merab Ghaghanidze – University of Georgia
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Tamar Grdzelidze – Ilia State University
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Bejan Djavakhia – Ilia State University
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Andrzej Megger – The John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin
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Protopresbyter Vasileios A. Georgopoulos - Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Greec
If you have any questions, contact us : conference@sabauni.edu.ge
