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
Evangelical Church of the Church Province of Saxony leaders, including their hierarchical supremacy over other church collaborators. The title was retained also after the end of the Nazi dictatorship, however, without any hierarchical supremacy. <br><br><br><br> The election of the synod was for six years. The synod met each year for one meeting. The elected leader of the "provincial synod" was called "Präses" (preases). Praesides (since 1946): Evangelical Church of the Church Province of Saxony The Evangelical Church of the Church Province of Saxony ("Evangelische Kirche der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen"; KPS) was the most important Protestant denomination in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. As a united Protestant church, it combined