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
Order of the Companions of Martha and Mary Order of the Companions of Martha and Mary The Order of the Companions of Martha and Mary (OCMM) is an Anglican religious order. Founded in 2010, it is currently the newest religious community within the Church of England. The first two sisters of the Order, Sr Sue and Sr Judith, took their vows in Blackburn Cathedral on 3 August 2010. The sisters lived originally at Mellor, Lancashire, where they were involved in the running of the parish church of Mellor. Adapting the custom of primitive Christian religious communities for women, the Superior of the Order bears the title "Amma", an