[Caretaker of a church, Mtskheta, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Woman pointing the iconostasis inside an Orthodox church, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Believers praying on their knees and lighting candles in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Believer lighting candles during a church service in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Believer lighting candles during a church service in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Believers lighting candles during a church service in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Believers lighting candles during a church service in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest standing in front of the iconostasis celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest standing in front of the iconostasis celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest standing close to the iconostasis celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest celebrating Mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[Priest celebrating mass in St. David’s Church, Tiflis, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]

[External view of a church, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Woman kissing a sculpted cross on an external church wall, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Woman kissing a sculpted cross on an external church wall, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Women praying and kissing a sculpted cross on an external church wall, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Women praying and kissing a sculpted cross on an external church wall, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Woman praying in front of a sculpted cross on an external church wall, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Women going uphill on a path toward St. David’s Church on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda, Tiflis, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[Women going uphill on a path toward St. David’s Church on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda, Tiflis, Soviet Republic of Georgia]

[External view of Svetiskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Soviet Republic of Georgia]