Father Vissarion, head of the self-proclaimed Orthodox Church of Abkhazia stands in the cathedral of the Novy Afon monastery north of capital Sukhumi, August 16, 2008. The church is seeking to break free of the Georgian Orthodox Church. (Reuters)
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Father Vissarion (R), head of the self-proclaimed Orthodox Church of Abkhazia speaks in the Novy Afon monastery north of capital Sukhumi, August 16, 2008. The church is seeking to break free of the Georgian Orthodox Church. (Reuters)
Father Vissarion (L), head of the self-proclaimed Orthodox Church of Abkhazia stands in the Novy Afon monastery north of capital Sukhumi, August 16, 2008. The church is seeking to break free of the Georgian Orthodox Church. (Reuters)
Father Vissarion, head of the self-proclaimed Orthodox Church of Abkhazia looks into the camera in the Novy Afon monastery north of capital Sukhumi, August 16, 2008. The church is seeking to break free of the Georgian Orthodox Church. (Reuters)
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