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…]
The biographies of Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians have unfortunately not been preserved. It is known that they were contemporaries of Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (843–859). The following entry … [Read more…]
Memory 17 (30) March Venerable Hieromartyr Gabriel the Lesser (†1802) Saint Gabriel the Lesser was a major figure in the eighteenth- century Georgian Church. Few details of his life … [Read more…]
Memory 10 (23) April In the 14th century, during the reign of King Bagrat V (1360–1394), Timur (Tamerlane) invaded Georgia seven times. His troops inflicted irreparable damage on the … [Read more…]
Memory 28 August (10 September) Saint Shushanik, a devout woman, was wed to the Georgian prince Varsken, ruler of Hereti. Her upbringing in a God-fearing Christian family deeply instilled in … [Read more…]
Holy Queen Ketevan was the daughter of Ashotan Mukhran-Batoni, a prominent ruler from the Bagrationi royal family. The clever and pious Ketevan was married to Prince Davit, heir to the … [Read more…]
Archimandrite Ioane (Basil Maisuradze in the world) was born in the town of Tskhinvali in Samachablo around 1882. He was raised in a peasant family and taught to perform all … [Read more…]
Memory 15 April (28 April) Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri — one of the most important figures in the Georgian Church of the 8th and 9th centuries — … [Read more…]
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…]