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Author: Shota Zurabashvili

6th of September. Venerable Serapion the Wonderworker of St. John the Baptist Monastery (†1774)

July 14, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Venerable Serapion the Wondrworker

  Memory 6th of September   Saint Serapion, blessed as the abbot of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist nestled within the Davit-Gareji Wilderness, was graced by God with … [Read more…]

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31st of January Venerable Eprem the Lesser, the Philosopher (†1101)

July 14, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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31th of January Venerable Hieromonk Alexi (Shushania) (†1923)

July 14, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Hieromonk Alexi

  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…]

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1st of February. Venerable Anton of Martqopi, the Stylite (6th century)

July 14, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Venerable Anton of Martqopi

  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…]

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2nd of February. Saint Ekvtime (Kereselidze) the Confessor (†1944)

July 14, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment
Saint Ekvtime Kereselidze

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…]

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31st of May. Holy Martyrs, the Brothers Davit and Tarichan (†693)

June 17, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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1st of June. Entrance of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino

June 17, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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12th of May. Holy Martyrs of Lazeti (17th–18th centuries)

June 17, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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24th of May. Blessed Kristesia, Called Kristepore (†1771)

June 17, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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26th of May. Venerable Ekvtime of Mt. Athos, the Translator(†1028)

May 18, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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