Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Giorgi's christening was held on 3 November 2013 by Patriarch Ilia II, primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church, in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta. His godfathers are the patriarch himself, his uncles Irakli and Ugo, Levan Vasadze, said to be closely associated with ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and the President Giorgi Margvelashvili, and Mikheil Akhvlediani, the honorary consul of Spain. Government ministers Irakli Alasania and Nodar Khaduri were also present during the ceremony as well as guests from Russia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, United States and Romania.