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 …
26th of September. Holy Great-martyr Queen Ketevan (†1624) Read More »
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 …
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 — …
28th of April. Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri (9th century) Read More »
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 …
25th of March. Holy King Demetre The Devoted (†1289) Read More »
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 …
23rd of March. Holy Hierarch Ioane Of Khakhuli (10th–11th Centuries) Read More »
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 …
16th of March. Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) The Catholicos (†1001) Read More »
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 …
Venerable Ioane-Tornike Of Mt. Athos (10th Century) Read More »
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 …
1st of June. Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener into Georgia 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 …
27th of January. Saint Nino, Equal To The Apostles And Enlightener Of Georgia (†335 AD) Read More »
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 …
23st of April. Holy Martyrs Of Kvabtakhevi Monastery (†1386) Read More »
