Category: Saints
Holy Apostle Stephen — June 15 – Old Style / June 28 – New Style
10 June
On this day, June 15 according to the Julian Calendar (June 28 civil calendar), the Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates Holy…
Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener of Georgia — May 19 – Old Style / June 1 – New Style
1 June
The holy Apostles Andrew the First-called and Simon the Canaanite first preached the Christian Faith in Georgia in the 1st…
Saint King Tamar, Queen of Georgia — May 1 – Old Style / May 14 – New Style
20 May
In 1166 a daughter, Tamar, was born to King George III (1155-1184) and Queen Burdukhan of Georgia. The king proclaimed…
Venerable Ioane of Zedazeni and His Twelve Disciples — May 7 – Old Style / May 20 – New Style
20 May
Venerable Ioane of Zedazeni and His Twelve Disciples (6th century) Our Holy Father Ioane of Zedazeni and his twelve…
Saint Nino, Equal To The Apostles And Enlightener Of Georgia (†335 AD) — January 14 – Old Style / January 27 – New Style
2 April
The virgin Nino of Cappadocia was a relative of Great-martyr George and the only daughter of a widely respected and…
Holy Martyrs of Kvabtakhevi Monastery — April 10 – Old Style / April 23 – New Style
2 April
23rd of April. Holy Martyrs Of Kvabtakhevi Monastery (†1386) In the 14th century, during the reign of King…
Saint Giorgi of Atsquri — April 2 – Old Style / April 15 – New Style
2 April
Few biographical details about St. Giorgi of Atsquri have been preserved in the writings of the famous 10th-century Georgian hagiographers…
Venerable Father Pimen, Fool-For-Christ And Enlightener of Dagestan And His Companion Anton Meskhi, The Censurer of Kings (13th Century) — March 16 – Old Style / March 29 – New Style
2 April
Saint Pimen the Fool-for-Christ and Anton Meskhi (of Meskheti, in southern Georgia) lived in the 13th century, when the Mongols…
Venerable Ioane of Shavta, Bishop of Gaenati and Evlogi The Prophet and Fool-For-Christ (13TH CENTURY) — April 1 – Old Style / April 14 – New Style
2 April
The great Georgian hymnographer, philosopher, and orator St. Ioane of Shavta labored in the 12th and 13th centuries, during the…
Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia — March 16 – Old Style / March 29 – New Style
2 April
Saint Ambrosi the Confessor Memory 16 (29) March Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, ( Besarion Khelaia ) was born in 1861.…