ABSTRACT
The initial legal position of the Georgian church, as in the case of many others, is shrouded in darkness. We only know that during the time of Constantine the Great, when Georgia converted to Christianity, she received her first hierarchy at Ostrom. 1 According to Gelasios of Caesarea (367-395) or Gelasios of Kyzikos (around 475), 2 there was a Bishop Alexander of Constantinople who sent the first shepherd to the Georgians. 3 Whether this information is based on historical grounds or legend, the fact is intended to illustrate that at the time Alexander (314-337) occupied the episcopal see of Byzantium, with nothing more established with certainty. Nevertheless, further participation of the church on the Bosporus in the canonical formation of the Georgian church is not documented.
