Eparchy of Saint Nino


The Parish of Saint Nino in Paris is an Eastern Orthodox parish under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople that comprises orthodox Christians of Georgian descent. It has been part of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France since 1977. The parish is named after Saint Nino.
It was founded in 1929 by Georgian refugees after the Red Army invaded their country.
The Georgian Orthodox Parish of Saint Nino in Paris, France, has relationship with Orthodox Church of Georgia but hierarchically depends on Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople according to canon law.

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