Council of Priests of Abkhazia explained

Council of Priests of Abkhazia
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Formation:2012
Type:Non-profit, Abkhaz neopaganism
Location:Sukhumi, Akhbazia
Language:Abkhaz
Leader Title:Chairman (Priest of Dydrypsh)
Leader Name:Zaur Chichba (2012-)

The Council of Priests of Abkhazia unites the seven principal priests of the Abkhazian traditional religion, who are responsible for the Seven Shrines of Abkhazia. The council was formally constituted on 3 August 2012. Its chairman is Zaur Chichba, the priest of Dydrypsh, and its executive secretary Khajarat Khvartskhia.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: В Абхазии создана религиозная организация "Совет жрецов Абхазии". 7 April 2013. Apsnypress. 3 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125151156/http://apsnypress.info/news/6898.html. 25 November 2015.
  2. News: Kuzmin. Denis. Совет жрецов. 7 April 2013. Echo of the Caucasus. 3 August 2008.