Georgian Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic Churches Dispute Property Ownership Across Borders

Eurasia Review yesterday reports on the religious tensions between the countries of Armenia and Georgia over the ownership of various monasteries and churches.  The Georgian Orthodox Church claims ownership of five monasteries in Armenia that functioned as Georgian Orthodox monasteries in the 11th and 12th centuries.  However the Armenian Apostolic Church says that the monasteries were originally built as Armenian Orthodox churches, and that there are only 600 ethnic Georgians living in Armenia today.  Meanwhile, the Armenian Apostolic Church claims six churches in Georgia serving ethnic Armenians. (See prior related posting.)