Tag: Saints
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…
Saint Nino, Equal To The Apostles And Enlightener Of Georgia (†335 AD) — January 14 – Old Style / January 27 – New Style
2 April
The virgin Nino of Cappadocia was a relative of Great-martyr George and the only daughter of a widely respected and…
Holy Martyrs of Kvabtakhevi Monastery — April 10 – Old Style / April 23 – New Style
2 April
23rd of April. Holy Martyrs Of Kvabtakhevi Monastery (†1386) In the 14th century, during the reign of King…