Category: Saints
Holy Catholicos Sarmean (†774) — August 21 – Old Style / September 3 – New Style
9 September
3rd of September The historical records chronicling the lineage of chief shepherds in Georgia reveal that Saint Sarmean assumed…
Saint Razhden, Protomartyr of the Georgian Church (†457) — August 3 – Old Style / August 16 – New Style
25 August
16 August Saint Razhden the Protomartyr, adorned with noble lineage from a Persian lineage, embarked on a sacred journey intertwined…
The Nine Kherkheulidze Brothers and Their Mother and Sister and Nine Thousand Martyrs of Marabda (†1625) — August 3 – Old Style / August 16 – New Style
25 August
16 August On the sacred Feast of the Annunciation in the year 1625, a monumental event transpired that shall forever…
Holy Martyr Sukia and His Sixteen Companions (ca. 100–130) — April 15 – Old Style / April 28 – New Style
29 July
Memory 28 April In the 1st century AD, a group of Georgian noble lords served the Albanian government in…
Saint Iotam Zedgenidze (†1465) — October 30 – Old Style / November 12 – New Style
28 July
Memory 30 October (12 November) In 1446, Giorgi VIII ascended to the throne as the ruler of a…
Holy Hieromartyr Evdemoz, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia — October 4 – Old Style / October 17 – New Style
28 July
Memory 17 October In the sacred annals of history, let us recount the virtuous life and martyrdom of Saint Evdemoz,…
Holy Father Kaikhosro the Georgian — June 16 – Old Style / June 29 – New Style
27 July
Memory 29 June The life of St. Kaikhosro the Georgian has been transmitted to our era through the writings of…
Holy Royal Martyr Mirdat, King of Kartli (†410) — July 8 – Old Style / July 21 – New Style
22 July
Memory 21st July King Mirdat (408–410), the first martyred king of Georgia, was raised by his faithful grandfather, King Trdat,…
Venerable Fathers Ioane and Gabriel of Mt. Athos (10th century) — July 8 – Old Style / July 21 – New Style
22 July
Memory 21 July Saint Ioane was born as the son of a nobleman during the reign of King…
Venerable Serapion the Wonderworker of St. John the Baptist Monastery (†1774) — August 24 – Old Style / September 6 – New Style
14 July
Memory 6th of September Saint Serapion, blessed as the abbot of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist…