Christophorus III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Patriarch of All Georgia
Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1873
Place of Birth: Kharagauli Municipality, Imereti, Georgia
Date of Death: 10-Jan-1932
Profession: priest
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Christophorus III
- Christophorus III (Georgian: ?????????? III, K'ristep'ore III) (March 27, 1873 – January 10, 1932) was a Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1927 until his death. He was born as Kristepore Tsitskishvili (?????????? ??????????) near the town of Kharagauli.
- Having graduated from the Tbilisi Spiritual Seminary in 1895, he served as a priest in the Trans-Caspian region, and later in Georgia.
- At the same time, he taught theology and Georgian, and was energetically involved in the movement which led to the restoration of autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1917.
- Christophorus was consecrated as a bishop of Urbnisi (1921–1925) and metropolitan of Abkhazia (1925–1927).
- Elected as the catholicos-patriarch on June 4, 1927, he had to lead the Georgian church as it withstood harsh pressure from the Soviet authorities.
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