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| RELIGION |
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| Saint George |
| Rome. Worlds most famous Saint. Patron of England, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Palestine etc. Martyred sometime before 280AD. * He was Cappadocian, a tribe of Georgian stock. |
| Saint Euthymius |
| Greece. Wrote Barlaam and Ioasaph, the famous Christian tale that is compared to Buddha story. One of the founders of the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos. Feastday October 15 (Catholic), 26 May (Georgian Orthodox) etc. |
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| St John the Iberian |
| Greece. One of the founders of the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos. Feastday on July 12 (Catholic), |
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| Peter the Iberian (Petre Nabarnugi) |
| Palestine. Bishop of Maiuma in Gaza. One of the most famous Christian philosphers. Conducted several great pilgrimages and had many desciples. Possibly the man behind the great works of Dionysius the Areopagite. |
| Iberian Icon of the Mother of God |
| Greece. Famous miracle working Icon. |
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| Holy Great Martyr Ketevan |
| Italy, Persia, India. Martyred by Iranian Shah. Her remains are kept at St.Peter's Cathedral Rome, Monastery of Alaverdi Georgia, and possibly St Augustine De Grasa Church in Goa, India. Feastday 13 September. |
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| Monasteries and Churches outside Georgia |
| Syria, Palestine, Russia, Bulgaria etc. Georgians built the first churches in Russia, Famous Bulgarian Bachkovo Monastery was founded by brothers Bakuriani.Great Holy Cross Monastery in Jerusalem, Antim Monastery Romania, Iveron Monastery Greece, ancient monasteries in Syria, Palestine etc |
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| Saint Nino(a) |
| Georgia, Israel. Equal to the Apostles and Enlighter of Georgia. Converted Georgia to Christianity in the first half of the 4th Century. Cousin of St. George |
| Thirteen Syrian Fathers |
| Syria, Georgia. Founders of Georgian monasticism. Christened numerous Persians. Many of them martyred. |
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| NOTABLE MENTION |
| St Archil St Laursab II St Gabriel St Salome, martyred by muslims St Ilia St Ilarion of Tvali St Arsen of Ninotsminda St Rajden, martyred in Tsromi St Eqvtime Geronti, Seraphion, Herman, Bessarion, Miqael, Svimeoni St Antony of Markopi St Qristodule St Sarmean St Joseph of Alaverdi St Isaac and Joseph, martyred in Kamu St Bidzina Ksani brothers Shalva and Elizbar St Arsen the Great St Onophre of Garedja St David and Constantine Mkheidze St Evdomos Catholicos St Elder Ioseb St Antony Chondideli St Joseph St Neophytus of Ubani St Iotham Zedgenidze 100 000 martyres of Tbilisi St Ione, Stephan and Isaia of Georgia St King Konstantine St Seraphion of Zarzma St Miqael of Gobron St Hilarion of Georgia St Vakhtang Gorgasali St Iesse of Tsilkani Salome of Ujarma Evagresi, Diacon Ilia and others martyres at Shio-Mgvime St David IV Victorious St Ashot Kuropalates St Arsen Ikaltoeli St Ioane Chimichoeli Prokhore of Georgia, reestablisher of Holy Cross Monastery, Jerusalem St Nikoloz Dvali, martyred by muslims St Nikoloz Catholicosi 9 brothers of Kola - Guram, Adarnase, Baqar, Vache, Bardzim, Dachi, Juansher, Ramaz, Pharsman, all stoned. Ione Catholicos Ione of Khakhuli King Dimitry St Ioane of Mangleli St Ioane Shavteli Evlogy of Salosi St Giorgi Matskeveli St Giorgi Mtsire St Nuns of Qvabtakhevi St Cychius 16 Georgian martyres: Andria, Anastasi, Talale, Theodorite, Ivqirion, Iordane, Kondrate, Lukiane, Mimnanos, Nerangios, Polyevqtos, Iakob Phoka, Domentiane, Biqtor, Zosime St Basili Ratishvili 6000 Martyres of David Garedja Monastery St Queen Tamar St John Zendazneli St Mamai St Miqael and Arsen of Ulompo St David and Tarichan King Dimitry, writer of Georgian sacred song "You are a grape garden St Basili Holy Fathers: Shio of Akhali, David, Gabriel, and Pavle of Garedja, killed by Leks St Ioane of Shavtel-Gaenati St Kaikhosro of Georgia St Shalva of Akhaltsikhe GERMANY/POLAND Grigol Peradze (St. Priest Martyr Grigol) Saint. Notable ecclesistical figure. Died in concentration camp Auschwitz to save a jewish prisoners life. ROMANIA Antim Ivernau (Athim the Iberian) A notable figure in ecclesiastical life of Romania. Founded Antim Monastery. Bishop of Walachia and Ramnicu. RUSSIA Archemandrite Antony (Andrei Medvedev - Bagrationi) Head of the chief Russian monastery Svyato-Troitsky for 50 years. Pimen of Salosi Enlighter of north Caucasian people Alexander Tolstoy (Bagrationi) Prominent ecclesiastical writer and figure of the 19 Century Metropolitan Trifon (Boris Tukestanov (Tukestanishvili)) Renowned ecclesiastical figure. Nikolai Zhevakhov (Javakhishvili) One of the greatest ecclesiastical writers. Held a high post in Russian Church hierarchy. Georgian Priest Saved all Andrei Rublev icons from fire. |