Tag: Saints
Holy Great-martyr Queen Ketevan (†1624) — September 13 – Old Style / September 26 – New Style
5 January
The Life and Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Ketevan Holy Queen Ketevan the Martyr, radiant in faith and steadfast in…
Holy Confessors Ioane (Maisuradze) and Giorgi-Ioane (Mkheidze) (†1957 & †1960) — September 8 – Old Style / September 21 – New Style
4 January
Archimandrite Ioane (Basil Maisuradze in the world) was born in the town of Tskhinvali in Samachablo around 1882. He was…
Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri (9th century) — April 15 – Old Style / April 28 – New Style
3 January
Memory 15 April (28 April) Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri — one of the most important figures in…
Holy King Demetre The Devoted (†1289) — March 12 – Old Style / March 25 – New Style
26 November
Saint Demetre the King, also called “the Devoted,” was a great-grandson of Holy Queen Tamar.God sent St. Demetre many tribulations…
Holy Hierarch Ioane Of Khakhuli (10th–11th Centuries) — March 10 – Old Style / March 23 – New Style
26 November
In the second half of the 10th century King Davit Kuropalates founded Khakhuli Monastery in the historical region of Tao,…
Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) The Catholicos (†1001) — March 3 – Old Style / March 16 – New Style
25 November
Holy Catholicos Ioane IV (Chrysostom) led the Apostolic Church of Georgia from approximately 980 to 1001.Catholicos Basil III’s “Story of…
Venerable Ioane-Tornike Of Mt. Athos (10th Century)
8 July
Memory 25 June Tornike Eristavi (later Ioane of Mt. Athos) was a Georgian army commander famed for his victories in war…
Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener of Georgia — May 19 – Old Style / June 1 – New Style
1 June
The holy Apostles Andrew the First-called and Simon the Canaanite first preached the Christian Faith in Georgia in the 1st…
Saint King Tamar, Queen of Georgia — May 1 – Old Style / May 14 – New Style
20 May
In 1166 a daughter, Tamar, was born to King George III (1155-1184) and Queen Burdukhan of Georgia. The king proclaimed…
Venerable Ioane of Zedazeni and His Twelve Disciples — May 7 – Old Style / May 20 – New Style
20 May
Venerable Ioane of Zedazeni and His Twelve Disciples (6th century) Our Holy Father Ioane of Zedazeni and his twelve…