28th of April. Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri (9th century)
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…]
Saints
25th of March. Holy King Demetre The Devoted (†1289)
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…]
23rd of March. Holy Hierarch Ioane Of Khakhuli (10th–11th Centuries)
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…]
16th of March. Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) The Catholicos (†1001)
Holy Catholicos Ioane IV (Chrysostom) led the Apostolic Church of Georgia from approximately 980 to 1001.Catholicos Basil III’s “Story of St. Shio’s Miracles” describes how the hitherto childless parents of … [Read more…]
13 November. The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (†1227)
Memory 13 November The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (†1227) In 1227 Sultan Jalal al-Din of Khwarazm and his army of Turkmen attacked Georgia. On the first day of the … [Read more…]
Venerable Abba Ioseb of Alaverdi (†570)
Memory 15 (28) September Blessed Abba Ioseb of Alaverdi was a disciple and companion of St. Ioane of Zedazeni, who in the 6th century arrived in Georgia with twelve Syrian … [Read more…]
Venerable Ioane-Tornike Of Mt. Athos (10th Century)
Memory 25 June Tornike Eristavi (later Ioane of Mt. Athos) was a Georgian army commander famed for his victories in war and a favorite of King Davit Kuropalates. Eventually he abandoned … [Read more…]
Saint Antimos of Iberia, Metropolitan of Wallachia (†1716)
Memory 26 June Saint Antimos of Iberia was one of the most highly educated people of his time. He was fluent in many languages, including Greek, Romanian, Old Slavonic, Arabic, … [Read more…]
7th of May. Venerable David of The Gareji Monastery, Georgia
Our Holy Father John of Zedazeni and his twelve disciples, Abibus of Nekresi, Anthony of Martqopi, David of Gareji, Zenon of Iqalto, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda, Jesse of Tsilkani, Joseph of Alaverdi, Isidore of … [Read more…]
1st of June. Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener of Georgia
The 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 the 4th century most … [Read more…]