Saint Demetre the King, also called “the Devoted,” was a great-grandson of Holy Queen Tamar.God sent St. Demetre many tribulations during his childhood, thus encouraging him in the Faith from … [Read more…]
In the second half of the 10th century King Davit Kuropalates founded Khakhuli Monastery in the historical region of Tao, at the gorge of the Khakhuli River, where it joins … [Read more…]
Holy Catholicos Ioane IV (Chrysostom) led the Apostolic Church of Georgia from approximately 980 to 1001.Catholicos Basil III’s “Story of St. Shio’s Miracles” describes how the hitherto childless parents of … [Read more…]
Memory 13 November The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (†1227) In 1227 Sultan Jalal al-Din of Khwarazm and his army of Turkmen attacked Georgia. On the first day of the … [Read more…]