25th of December. Saint Spyridon of Tremithus
The Venerable Life of Saint Spyridon of Tremithus Memory 25th of December Troparion At the First Council you appeared as a champion of Truth and a Wonderworker, O our … [Read more…]
Saints
13th of December. Holy King Vakhtang Gorgasali (†502)
Holy King Vakhtang Gorgasali (†502) Memory 13 December The Life and Legacy of the Holy and Right-Believing King Vakhtang Gorgasali The holy and right-believing King Vakhtang I, known as Gorgasali, … [Read more…]
9th October. Arrival of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Georgia (1989)
Arrival of Iveron Icon to Tbilisi Memory 9 October (26 September old calendar) On September 26, 1989, a replica of the renowned Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, … [Read more…]
10th of November. Holy Hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi (7th century)
Holy Hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi November 10 (October 28 Old Calendar ) The holy hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi came from a line of Persian fire-worshippers. In the 7th century, under … [Read more…]
13 November. The Martyrdom of One Hundred Thousand Georgians (†1227)
November 13 (Old Calendar October 31) The Martyrdom of One Hundred Thousand Georgians In the year 1227, Georgia faced one of the darkest moments in its history. Sultan Jalal al-Din … [Read more…]
12th of August. Saint Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor (13th century)
Saint Tsotne Dadiani Memory 12 August Saint Tsotne Dadiani, a righteous military leader and prince of Egrisi, lived in the mid-13th century, during a time when Georgia suffered under the … [Read more…]
2nd of June. Venerable Zabulon and Sosana, Parents of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino (4th century)
Venerable Zabulon and Sosana Memory 20 May (2 June) Holy Tradition holds that St. Nino and the Great-martyr George were related by blood. Concurrently with St. George’s martyrdom, a … [Read more…]
26th of May. Holy Martyrs Killed by the Latins at the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos (13th century)
Holy Martyrs Killed by the Latins at the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos Memory 13 (26) May In the mid-10th century, Georgian monks established their presence on Mt. Athos, … [Read more…]
29th of March. Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (†1927)
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…]
15th of December. Saint Ise of Tsilkani (6th century)
Commemoration on December 2 (15) During the 6th century, Saint Ise of Tsilkani journeyed to Georgia alongside other Syrian fathers and companions of Saint Ioane of Zedazeni. Upon the recommendation … [Read more…]