- the Church of St. George in the village of Gakh-Inguila in the Qakh district, where the Ingiloy Georgians live compactly (about 7,500 people). In 2013, November, President Ilham Aliyev participated in the opening ceremony of Orthodox Religious and Cultural Center of Baku and Azerbaijan Eparchy. Firstly, The President visited the Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral. There is also the Michael Archangel's Temple in the capital city Baku. The Albanian-Udin Christian community In 2001, during his visit to Azerbaijan, Patriarch Alexe II met with representatives of the Udin community who expressed the desire of their people to join the ROC. However, this did not lead to any real results, and the community of Udin remained outside the church's nourishment. On May 28, 2003, the Albanian-Udin Christian community was established in Azerbaijan. The Chairman of the community was Robert Mobilea. This was due to the restoration of the ancient Kish temple in Shaki (according to legend, the foundation was laid by the apostle Eliseus). In 2006, the restoration of the second Udin temple, the church in the village of Nijgabalinsky district, was completed. Restoration works are also continued in the village of Gum of the Gakh region and the basilica in the village of Gyumriuk with the intention of restoration of the Albanian basilica which is related to the 5th century. In 2006, the bishop of Baku and the Caspian Sea, Alexander (Ishchein), reported that Orthodox worship will be performed in Udin churches, and priests for them are trained in Russian religious schools. The Baku diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church took part in some solemn events, and even held baptisms, but there is no general progress on the involving of Udin into the ROC. Meanwhile, the Albanian-Udin Christian community exists in the form of a separate ethno-religious group with its own ideas about the "Udin Church", in which rituals are conducted not by canonical clergymen, but by the members of the community. In particular, the right to baptize was taken over by the Chairman of the AUHO Robert Mobilea and the self-styled "spiritual figure" Rafik Danakari. See also Religion in Azerbaijan Christianity in Azerbaijan Russian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan Georgian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan References Literature Timothy C. Dowling “Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond”, 2014, 728pp, Vladimir Moss, The Orthodox Church in the Twentieth Century External links An official website of the Orthodox Union An