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26th of September. Holy Great-martyr Queen Ketevan (†1624)

January 5, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

Holy Queen Ketevan was the daughter of Ashotan Mukhran-Batoni, a prominent ruler from the Bagrationi royal family. The clever and pious Ketevan was married to Prince Davit, heir to the … [Read more…]

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September 21st. Holy Confessors Ioane (Maisuradze) and Giorgi-Ioane (Mkheidze) (†1957 & †1960)

January 4, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

Archimandrite Ioane (Basil Maisuradze in the world) was born in the town of Tskhinvali in Samachablo around 1882. He was raised in a peasant family and taught to perform all … [Read more…]

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28th of April. Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri (9th century)

January 3, 2023 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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25th of March. Holy King Demetre The Devoted (†1289)

November 26, 2022 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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23rd of March. Holy Hierarch Ioane Of Khakhuli (10th–11th Centuries)

November 26, 2022 by Shota Zurabashvili Leave a Comment

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…]

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16th of March. Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) The Catholicos (†1001)

November 25, 2022 by Mamao Thoma Leave a Comment

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…]

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Venerable Ioane-Tornike Of Mt. Athos (10th Century)

July 8, 2022 by mamao.thoma Leave a Comment

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…]

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1st of June. Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener into Georgia

June 1, 2022 by mamao.thoma Leave a Comment

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…]

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27th of January. Saint Nino, Equal To The Apostles And Enlightener Of Georgia (†335 AD)

April 2, 2022 by mamao.thoma Leave a Comment

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…]

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23st of April. Holy Martyrs Of Kvabtakhevi Monastery (†1386)

April 2, 2022 by mamao.thoma Leave a Comment

In the 14th century, during the reign of King Bagrat V (1360–1394), Timur (Tamerlane) invaded Georgia seven times. His troops inflicted irreparable damage on the country, seizing centuries-old treasures and razing … [Read more…]

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