1st of June. Entrance of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino
Memory 1st of June Holy Apostles Andrew the First-called and Simon the Canaanite first preached the Christian Faith in...
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12th of May. Holy Martyrs of Lazeti (17th–18th centuries)
Memory 12th of May Lazeti is a region in southern Kolkheti (Colchis), the ancient kingdom located in what is now...
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24th of May. Blessed Kristesia, Called Kristepore (†1771)
Memory 24th of May Blessed Kristesia’s family was from Egrisi in western Georgia. From his youth Kristesia longed for the...
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26th of May. Venerable Ekvtime of Mt. Athos, the Translator(†1028)
St. Ekvtime with his father, St. Ioane, on the left. Venerable Ekvtime of Mt. Athos was the son of St....
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22th of May. Repose of Venerable Shio of Mgvime (6th century)
An Antiochian by birth, St. Shio of Mgvime was among the Thirteen Syrian Fathers who preached the Christian Faith in...
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16th of May. Venerable Fathers Mikael and Arsen the Georgians (9th century)
The biographies of Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians have unfortunately not been preserved. It is known that they were...
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30st of March. Venerable Hieromartyr Gabriel the Lesser (†1802)
Memory 17 (30) March Venerable Hieromartyr Gabriel the Lesser (†1802) Saint Gabriel the Lesser was a major figure in...
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23th of April. Holy Martyrs of Kvabtakhevi Monastery (†1386)
Memory 10 (23) April In the 14th century, during the reign of King Bagrat V (1360–1394), Timur (Tamerlane) invaded...
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10th of September. Holy Royal Martyr Queen Shushanik (†475)
Memory 28 August (10 September) Saint Shushanik, a devout woman, was wed to the Georgian prince Varsken, ruler of Hereti....
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26th of September. Holy Great-martyr Queen Ketevan (†1624)
Holy Queen Ketevan was the daughter of Ashotan Mukhran-Batoni, a prominent ruler from the Bagrationi royal family. The clever and...
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