Memory 2nd February In the realm of divine providence, Abbot Ekvtime Kereselidze was born in the blessed year of 1865, in the village of Sadmeli, nestled within the sacred … [Read more…]
Memory 31st of May The holy martyrs Davit and Tarichan were born into a devout Christian family. Their father, Vardan, passed away when they were young, leaving their pagan … [Read more…]
Memory 1st of June 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 … [Read more…]
Memory 12th of May Lazeti is a region in southern Kolkheti (Colchis), the ancient kingdom located in what is now southwestern Georgia and northeastern Turkey. In ancient times, Lazeti was … [Read more…]
Memory 24th of May Blessed Kristesia’s family was from Egrisi in western Georgia. From his youth Kristesia longed for the divine services and the solitary life, but he was forced … [Read more…]
St. Ekvtime with his father, St. Ioane, on the left. Venerable Ekvtime of Mt. Athos was the son of St. Ioane of Mt. Athos, a military commander during the reign … [Read more…]
An Antiochian by birth, St. Shio of Mgvime was among the Thirteen Syrian Fathers who preached the Christian Faith in Georgia. His parents were pious nobles who provided their son … [Read more…]
The biographies of Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians have unfortunately not been preserved. It is known that they were contemporaries of Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (843–859). The following entry … [Read more…]
Memory 17 (30) March Venerable Hieromartyr Gabriel the Lesser (†1802) Saint Gabriel the Lesser was a major figure in the eighteenth- century Georgian Church. Few details of his life … [Read more…]
Memory 10 (23) April 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 … [Read more…]