Saint Pimen the Fool-for-Christ and Anton Meskhi (of Meskheti, in southern Georgia) lived in the 13th century, when the Mongols were regularly invading Georgia. The entire country, and the Church … [Read more…]
The great Georgian hymnographer, philosopher, and orator St. Ioane of Shavta labored in the 12th and 13th centuries, during the reign of the holy queen Tamar. Few details of his … [Read more…]
Few biographical details about St. Giorgi of Atsquri have been preserved in the writings of the famous 10th-century Georgian hagiographers Giorgi Merchule and Basil of Zarzma. St. Giorgi of Atsquri … [Read more…]
Saint Ambrosi the Confessor Memory 16 (29) March Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, ( Besarion Khelaia ) was born in 1861. He started his education at the theological school in Samegrelo … [Read more…]
The virgin Nino of Cappadocia was a relative of Great-martyr George and the only daughter of a widely respected and honorable couple. Her father was a Roman army chief by … [Read more…]
Saint Alexi (Shushania) was born September 23, 1852, in the village of Noqalaqevi, in the Senaki district of Samegrelo, to a pious Christian couple. His father died in 1868, after … [Read more…]
In the verdant lands of Georgia during the 6th century, the venerable Anton of Martkopi, accompanied by the Thirteen Syrian Fathers, ventured forth to spread the divine teachings of the … [Read more…]