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The Georgian Saint revered for fighting Soviet communism
The Georgian Saint revered for fighting Soviet communism

(OPINION) Gabriel Urgebadze changed the trajectory of his life when he lit a portrait of Vladimir Lenin on fire and told a crowd to follow Jesus instead. Today, more than a hundred pilgrims visit his grave everyday, praying for miracles.

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Europe, Religion, OpinionPaul BrianPaul Brian, Georgia, Eastern Orthodoxy, Christianity, Mtskheta, Gabriel Urgebadze, St. Gabriel of Georgia, Lenin, Samtavro church, Georgian church, Primary Feature, Christianity in exile, Secondary Feature, Georgian, Soviet Communism, Orthodox Christian Comments
Jewish pilgrimage to a Ukrainian rabbi’s grave is growing
Jewish pilgrimage to a Ukrainian rabbi’s grave is growing

Pilgrimages to Rabbi Nachman’s grave site resumed at a trickle under communism. Now, more than 70 years after the devastation of World War II and communism, Jews of all kinds are visiting Uman and moving back.

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Conflict, Europe, News, Politics, Primary Feature, ReligionPaul BrianUman, Ukraine, Jewish history, WWII, Rabbi Nachman, pilgrimage, Breslov, Breslov Hasidism, Hasidic Judaism, Primary Feature, Judaism, Secondary Feature, Paul Brian, Jewish Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage, RabbiComment