Episode 2 of 3
Removal of Anton II
- When
- 11 July 1811
- Where
- Mtskheta (last service at the cathedral of Mtskheta); decree issued in Petersburg
Anton II was escorted to Russia and unilaterally removed from his office by Imperial decree in July 1811, ending his tenure as Catholicos-Patriarch.
Anton II conducted his last service at the cathedral of Mtskheta in November 1810 before being escorted by the Russian military to Russia. He was stripped of his office by an Imperial decree on 11 July 1811, marking the end of his leadership and the abolition of the Georgian patriarchate.
Sources
- Anton II of Georgia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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