George the Hagiorite into a vibrant center of Georgian Orthodox culture. At some point between 1052 and 1057, George left his fellow monk George of Oltisi in charge of the Iviron monastery, and set off to Antioch to appear before the Patriarch to defend his brethren, accused by a group of the Greek clerics of heresy. The dispute quickly evolved around the canonical legality of the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox church, which had originally operated within the framework of the see of Antioch, but had been becoming increasingly independent since the 6th century. In defense of the Georgian autocephaly, George was referring
Hierarchy of the Catholic Church are not considered appropriate for religious.) Some of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Syriac tradition use the title "Chorbishop", roughly equivalent to the Western title of "Monsignor". Other Eastern Catholic Churches bestow the honorific title of "Archimandrite" upon unmarried priests as a mark of respect or gratitude for their services. Married presbyters may be honored with the position of "Archpriest", which has two grades, the higher is "Mitred Archpriest" which permits the priest to wear a mitre. In the Latin Church titles of Archpriest is sometimes attached to the pastor of a few number of historic churches including the major