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Orthodox Georgians bid final farewell to longstanding patriarch
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TBILISI, March 22 - Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered in the centre of the Georgian capital on Sunday to mourn Ilia II, the spiritual leader who led the church through nearly half a century of Georgia's often tumultuous history.