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Author: Shota Zurabashvili

10th of April. Venerable Ioane of Manglisi (1751)

March 27, 2025 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Ioane of Manglisi

Venerable Ioane of Manglisi 10th of April In Tbilisi’s Sioni Cathedral, near the southeast entrance of the deacon’s chamber, beneath a white marble slab, lie the relics of Saint John … [Read more…]

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15th of April. Saint George of Matskvereli (IX-X Century)

March 1, 2025 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Saint Giorgi Matskvereli

Saint George of Matskvereli (IX-X Century) 📅 Commemoration: April 2 Julian Calendar ( April 15 ) Saint George of Matskvereli was the Bishop of Atskuri, a renowned writer, and an … [Read more…]

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11th August. Holy Martyr Evstati of Mtskheta (†589)

March 1, 2025 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Holy Martyr Evstati of Mtskheta

Saint Evstati the Martyr – A Persian Convert to Christ (Memory July 29 / August 11) Saint Evstati, originally named Gvirobandak, was of Persian descent and a devoted fire-worshipper before … [Read more…]

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16th of May. Saint Mamai, Catholicos of Georgia – A Martyr for Christ

March 1, 2025 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Saint Mamai

Saint Mamai, Catholicos of Georgia – A Martyr for Christ (Memory May 3/16) On May 3rd (16th on the Julian Calendar), the Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Mamai, who served … [Read more…]

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9th October. Arrival of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Georgia (1989)

September 26, 2024 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Arrival of the iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Georgia

Arrival of Iveron Icon to Tbilisi Memory 9 October (26 September old calendar)   On September 26, 1989, a replica of the renowned Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, … [Read more…]

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10th of November. Holy Hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi (7th century)

September 19, 2024 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
წმინდა ნეოფიტე ურბნელი

Holy Hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi  November 10 (October 28 Old Calendar ) The holy hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi came from a line of Persian fire-worshippers. In the 7th century, under … [Read more…]

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13 November. The Martyrdom of One Hundred Thousand Georgians (†1227)

September 18, 2024 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
ასი ათასი მოწამე

November 13 (Old Calendar October 31) The Martyrdom of One Hundred Thousand Georgians  In the year 1227, Georgia faced one of the darkest moments in its history. Sultan Jalal al-Din … [Read more…]

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12th of August. Saint Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor (13th century)

July 27, 2024 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Saint Tsotne Dadiani

Saint Tsotne Dadiani Memory 12 August Saint Tsotne Dadiani, a righteous military leader and prince of Egrisi, lived in the mid-13th century, during a time when Georgia suffered under the … [Read more…]

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2nd of June. Venerable Zabulon and Sosana, Parents of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino (4th century)

March 23, 2024 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Venerable Zabulon and Sosana

Venerable Zabulon and Sosana Memory 20 May (2 June)   Holy Tradition holds that St. Nino and the Great-martyr George were related by blood. Concurrently with St. George’s martyrdom, a … [Read more…]

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26th of May. Holy Martyrs Killed by the Latins at the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos (13th century)

March 23, 2024 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Holy Martyrs Killed by the Latins at the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos

Holy Martyrs Killed by the Latins at the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos Memory 13 (26) May   In the mid-10th century, Georgian monks established their presence on Mt. Athos, … [Read more…]

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