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Lives of the Saints

Newly canonised Georgian saints

34 · by date of canonisation

St Nino, Equal to the Apostles, Enlightener of…St Nino, Equal to the Apostles, Enlightener of…St John, Abbot of ZedazeniSt John, Abbot of ZedazeniSt Shio of MghvimeSt Shio of MghvimeSts Shio the New, David, Gabriel and Paul of Ga…Sts Shio the New, David, Gabriel and Paul of Ga…St Abibus of NekresiSt Abibus of NekresiSt Ise of TsilkaniSt Ise of TsilkaniVenerable Anthony of Martqopi, the StyliteVenerable Anthony of Martqopi, the StyliteHieromartyr Neophytus of UrbnisiHieromartyr Neophytus of UrbnisiSt Shushanik the QueenSt Shushanik the Queenწმ. რაჟდენ პირველმოწამეწმ. რაჟდენ პირველმოწამეSt Eustathius of MtskhetaSt Eustathius of MtskhetaMartyr Abo of TbilisiMartyr Abo of TbilisiSt Constantine-KakhiSt Constantine-Kakhiწმ. გობრონი (მიქაელი)წმ. გობრონი (მიქაელი)St Ilarion the GeorgianSt Ilarion the GeorgianSt George the AthoniteSt George the AthoniteSts John and Gabriel of AthosSts John and Gabriel of AthosSt Joseph of AlaverdiSt Joseph of AlaverdiHoly King David the BuilderHoly King David the BuilderSts David and Constantine of ArgvetiSts David and Constantine of ArgvetiSt Ketevan the Queen, Great MartyrSt Ketevan the Queen, Great MartyrSts Archil and Luarsab, Kings of GeorgiaSts Archil and Luarsab, Kings of GeorgiaSts Bidzina, Shalva and ElizbarSts Bidzina, Shalva and Elizbarათცამეტი ასურელი მამაათცამეტი ასურელი მამა

Icons: Mikhail Sabinin, 1882 · Public domain

  1. Saint Ilia the Righteous (Chavchavadze) († 1907)20 July (2 August N.S.)1987
  2. The Holy Martyrs Metropolitan Nazar; Archpriest German, the Priests Hierotheus and Simon; Protodeacon Bessarion († 1924), and All the New Martyrs (20th c.)14 August (27 August N.S.)23 December 1994
  3. Holy Hierarch Ambrose the Confessor (Khelaia) († 1927)16 March (29 March N.S.)23 December 1994
  4. Venerable Zabulon and Susanna, parents of Saint Nino Equal to the Apostles (4th c.)20 May (2 June N.S.)23 December 1994
  5. Holy Hierarch Gabriel (Kikodze) († 1896)25 January (7 February N.S.)18 September 1995
  6. Venerable Alexis (Shushania) († 1923)18 January (31 January N.S.)18 September 1995
  7. Holy Hieromartyr Archimandrite Gregory Peradze († 1942)23 November (6 December N.S.)18 September 1995
  8. Holy Martyr Theodore the Priest (Kvelteli) († 1609)8 June (21 June N.S.)18 September 1995
  9. Holy Hierarch Alexander (Okropiridze), Bishop of Guria and Samegrelo († 1907)26 October (8 November N.S.)18 September 1995
  10. Saint Tsotne Dadiani, who gave himself for Georgia, and Confessor (13th c.)30 July (12 August N.S.)26 October 1999
  11. Saint Peter the Catholicos (5th c.)30 November (13 December N.S.)17 October 2002
  12. Saint Samuel the Catholicos (5th–6th c.)30 November (13 December N.S.)17 October 2002
  13. Saint Melchizedek I, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (11th c.)1 October (14 October N.S.)17 October 2002
  14. Saint Zosimas, Bishop of Kumurdo (16th c.)1 May (14 May N.S.)17 October 2002
  15. The Venerable Fathers and Mothers of the Klarjeti Desert (8th–9th c.)5 October (18 October N.S.)17 October 2002
  16. Hieromartyr Theodore of Adjara (18th–19th c.)17 February (2 March N.S.)17 October 2002
  17. Saint Hilarion the Georgian (Kanchashvili), the New († 1864)14 February (27 February N.S.)17 October 2002
  18. Saint Tbeli Abuseridze (13th c.)17 August (30 August N.S.)17 October 2002
  19. Saint Ekvtime, Man of God (Takaishvili) († 1953)3 January (16 January N.S.)17 October 2002
  20. Hieromartyr Kirion II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia († 1918)27 June (10 July N.S.)17 October 2002
  21. The Three Hundred Horsemen, the Priests and All the Orthodox Laz martyred by the Muslims for faith in Christ at Dudiqvati and Papati (present-day Turkey) (17th–18th c.)29 April (12 May N.S.)18 August 2003
  22. The Holy Georgian Martyrs slain in Persia (17th–18th c.)18 August 2003
  23. Saint Ekvtime the Confessor (Kereselidze) († 1944)20 January (2 February N.S.)18 August 2003
  24. The Holy Confessors John (Maisuradze) († 1957) and George-John (Mkheidze) († 1960)8 September (21 September N.S.)18 August 2003
  25. Holy Martyr King Vakhtang III († 1308)10 December (23 December N.S.)23 December 2005
  26. Saint George of Chqondidi, teacher of David the Builder12 September (25 September N.S.)27 June 2005
  27. Dositheus (Tsereteli), Metropolitan of Kutaisi6 March (19 March N.S.)27 June 2005
  28. Ekvtime (Shervashidze), Metropolitan of Gaenati21 April (4 May N.S.)27 June 2005
  29. Holy King Solomon II, who gave himself for his homeland7 February (20 February N.S.)27 June 2005
  30. Saint Dimitri Qipiani, martyred for his homeland14 April (27 April N.S.)26 April 2007
  31. The Holy Confessors Bishop Stephen, Archpriest Polyeuctus and the Priest Philemon (Karbelashvili); the Holy Hieromartyrs Archpriest Andrew and the Priest Peter (Karbelashvili)20 December 2011
  32. Saint Philemon (Koridze), who gave himself for his people20 December 2011
  33. The Many Holy Fathers and Mothers martyred by the Turks in Adjara (17th–18th c.)
  34. Holy Venerable Father Gabriel (Urgebadze), Confessor and Fool-for-Christ († 1995)20 October (2 November N.S.)20 December 2012