Memory 31st of January Today, our knowledge of the life of the venerable Eprem the Lesser, the esteemed 11th-century writer, translator, philosopher, and defender of the Georgian Church, is … [Read more…]
Memory 31st of January Saint Alexi (Shushania) was born on September 23, 1852, in the village of Noqalaqevi, located in the Senaki district of Samegrelo. He was blessed … [Read more…]
Memory 1st of February In the 6th century, the revered figure Anton of Martqopi arrived in Georgia alongside the Thirteen Syrian Fathers, dedicating himself to spreading the teachings … [Read more…]
Memory 2nd February In the realm of divine providence, Abbot Ekvtime Kereselidze was born in the blessed year of 1865, in the village of Sadmeli, nestled within the sacred … [Read more…]
Memory 31st of May The holy martyrs Davit and Tarichan were born into a devout Christian family. Their father, Vardan, passed away when they were young, leaving their pagan … [Read more…]
Memory 1st of June Holy Apostles Andrew the First-called and Simon the Canaanite first preached the Christian Faith in Georgia in the 1st century, but at the beginning of … [Read more…]
Memory 12th of May Lazeti is a region in southern Kolkheti (Colchis), the ancient kingdom located in what is now southwestern Georgia and northeastern Turkey. In ancient times, Lazeti was … [Read more…]
Memory 24th of May Blessed Kristesia’s family was from Egrisi in western Georgia. From his youth Kristesia longed for the divine services and the solitary life, but he was forced … [Read more…]
St. Ekvtime with his father, St. Ioane, on the left. Venerable Ekvtime of Mt. Athos was the son of St. Ioane of Mt. Athos, a military commander during the reign … [Read more…]
An Antiochian by birth, St. Shio of Mgvime was among the Thirteen Syrian Fathers who preached the Christian Faith in Georgia. His parents were pious nobles who provided their son … [Read more…]