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Lives of the Saints

Georgian saints

150 · by date of commemoration

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. Holy New Martyr George Gurji (the Iberian) († 1770)2 January (15 January N.S.)
  2. Venerable John of Chqondidi (11th c.)3 January (16 January N.S.)
  3. Saint Ekvtime, Man of God (Takaishvili)3 January (16 January N.S.)
  4. Our Venerable Fathers Evagrius, Elijah the Deacon and Others4 January (17 January N.S.)
  5. Holy Martyr Abo of Tbilisi (formerly an Ishmaelite), martyred in Tbilisi († 786)8 January (21 January N.S.)
  6. Our Holy Mother Nino, Equal to the Apostles, Enlightener of the Georgians (4th c.)14 January (27 January N.S.)
  7. Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia (4th c.)15 January (28 January N.S.)
  8. Our Venerable Father Hieromonk Alexis (Shushania) († 1923)18 January (31 January N.S.)
  9. Our Venerable Father Ephrem Mtsire the Philosopher († 1001)18 January (31 January N.S.)
  10. Our Venerable Father Anthony the Stylite, of Martqopi, one of the Thirteen Syrian Fathers (6th c.)19 January (1 February N.S.)
  11. Saint Ekvtime the Confessor (Kereselidze) († 1944)20 January (2 February N.S.)
  12. Holy Hierarch Gabriel (Kikodze) († 1896)25 January (7 February N.S.)
  13. Holy Right-believing David IV, King of All Georgia, called the Builder († 1125)26 January (8 February N.S.)
  14. Venerable Stephen of Khirsa (6th c.)28 January (10 February N.S.)
  15. Holy Martyr Ashot the Kouropalates, slain in the church of Artanuji († 829)29 January (11 February N.S.)
  16. Our Venerable Father Evagrius, formerly ruler of Tsikhedidi and fellow struggler of Shio of Mgvime (6th c.)4 February (17 February N.S.)
  17. Our Venerable Father Arsen of Iqalto († 1127)6 February (19 February N.S.)
  18. Holy King Solomon II, who gave himself for his homeland († 1815)7 February (20 February N.S.)
  19. Our Venerable Father John Chimchimeli the Philosopher (12th c.)10 February (23 February N.S.)
  20. Saint Prochorus the Georgian, renewer of the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem (11th c.)12 February (25 February N.S.)
  21. Our Father among the Saints Luke of Jerusalem (Mukhaidze), who died a martyr († 1277)12 February (25 February N.S.)
  22. Holy Martyr Nicholas Dvali, martyred by the Muslims in the Georgian Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem, and the other Georgian martyrs and venerable fathers who lived in the Georgian monasteries of Jerusalem († 1314)12 February (25 February N.S.)
  23. Saint Hilarion the Georgian (Kanchaveli), the New14 February (27 February N.S.)
  24. Hieromartyr Theodore of Adjara (18th–19th c.)17 February (2 March N.S.)
  25. Our Father among the Saints Nicholas the Catholicos († 1591)18 February (3 March N.S.)
  26. The Nine Brothers of Kola: Guaram, Adarnase, Bakar, Vache, Bardzim, Dachi, Juansher, Ramaz and Parsman — stoned at Kola, at the source of the Mtkvari (6th c.)22 February (7 March N.S.)
  27. Saint John (Okropiri) the Catholicos († 1049)3 March (16 March N.S.)
  28. Dositheus (Tsereteli), Metropolitan of Kutaisi6 March (19 March N.S.)
  29. Venerable John of Khakhuli (10th–11th c.)10 March (23 March N.S.)
  30. Holy King Demetrius the Self-Sacrificer († 1289)12 March (25 March N.S.)
  31. Saint Ambrose the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia († 1927)16 March (29 March N.S.)
  32. Venerable Pimen the Fool-for-Christ and Anthony the Meskhian (13th c.)16 March (29 March N.S.)
  33. Our Venerable Father Gabriel the Less, hieromartyr, who laboured in the desert of the Baptist, martyred by the Lezgins († 802)17 March (30 March N.S.)
  34. Saint John of Manglisi († 1751)28 March (10 April N.S.)
  35. Venerable Father John Shavteli and Eulogius the Seer, Fool-for-Christ, contemporaries of King Tamar (13th c.)1 April (14 April N.S.)
  36. Our Father among the Saints George Matsqvereli (9th–10th c.)2 April (15 April N.S.)
  37. The Holy Mothers and Fathers martyred in the monastery of Kvabtakhevi in the time of Timur-Leng († 1386)10 April (23 April N.S.)
  38. Saint Dimitri Qipiani, martyred for his homeland14 April (27 April N.S.)
  39. Holy Martyr Sukias and the Sixteen Georgians with Him: Andrew, Anastasius, Thalelaeus, Theodoret, Eucirion, Jordan, Quadratus, Lucian, Mimnanos, Nerangios, Polyeuctus, James, Phocas, Domentian, Victor and Zosimas (2nd c.)15 April (28 April N.S.)
  40. Saint Ephrem the Great, Matsqvereli (9th c.)17 April (30 April N.S.)
  41. Our Venerable Father Basil (Ratishvili) (13th c.)18 April (1 May N.S.)
  42. Ekvtime (Shervashidze), Metropolitan of Gaenati21 April (4 May N.S.)
  43. 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.)
  44. Holy Right-believing King Tamar († 1213)1 May (14 May N.S.)
  45. Saint Zosimas, Bishop of Kumurdo (16th c.)1 May (14 May N.S.)
  46. Saint Mamai the Catholicos (744)3 May (16 May N.S.)
  47. Venerable Fathers Michael and Arsen the Georgians (9th c.)3 May (16 May N.S.)
  48. Venerable John of Zedazeni and His Twelve Disciples: Abibus of Nekresi, Anthony of Martqopi, David of Gareji, Zenon of Iqalto, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda, Ise of Tsilkani, Joseph of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavisi, Michael of Ulumbo, Pyrrhus of Breti, Stephen of Khirsa and Shio of Mgvime (6th c.)7 May (20 May N.S.)
  49. The Repose of Venerable Shio of Mgvime (6th c.)9 May (22 May N.S.)
  50. Venerable Shio of Mgvime (6th c.)9 May (22 May N.S.)
  51. Blessed Kristesia, called Christopher († 1771)11 May (24 May N.S.)
  52. Venerable Euthymius the Athonite, the Translator († 1028)13 May (26 May N.S.)
  53. The Holy Venerable Martyrs slain by the Latins in the Iviron monastery on Athos (13th c.)13 May (26 May N.S.)
  54. Venerable Pyrrhus of Breti (6th c.)15 May (28 May N.S.)
  55. The Holy Two Brothers David and Tarichan (693)18 May (31 May N.S.)
  56. Venerable Zabulon and Susanna, parents of Saint Nino Equal to the Apostles (4th c.)20 May (2 June N.S.)
  57. Venerable Damian, formerly Demetrius, author of “Thou Art a Vineyard” († 1157)23 May (5 June N.S.)
  58. Venerable Father Basil, who was the son of Bagrat III27 May (9 June N.S.)
  59. Venerable Michael of Parekhi (7th–9th c.)27 May (9 June N.S.)
  60. Venerable Fathers Shio the New, David, Gabriel and Paul of Gareji, slain by the Lezgins (1696–1700)1 June (14 June N.S.)
  61. Holy Martyr Theodore the Priest (Kvelteli), who gave himself for the faith, the king and the homeland († 1609)8 June (21 June N.S.)
  62. Venerable Father John Shavteli of Gaenati (13th c.)9 June (22 June N.S.)
  63. Venerable Isidore of Samtavisi (6th c.)12 June (25 June N.S.)
  64. Venerable Father John (Tornike) the Athonite, the Synkellos12 June (25 June N.S.)
  65. Saint Anthim the Iberian († 1716)13 June (26 June N.S.)
  66. Holy Father Kaikhosro the Georgian († 1612)16 June (29 June N.S.)
  67. Holy Martyr Prince Shalva of Akhaltsikhe († 1127)17 June (30 June N.S.)
  68. Venerable Michael of Ulumbo (6th c.)18 June (1 July N.S.)
  69. The Holy Glorious Martyrs King Archil (644) and Luarsab (1622)21 June (4 July N.S.)
  70. Our Venerable Father George the Athonite († 1065)27 June (10 July N.S.)
  71. Venerable Martyr Luke of Jerusalem (son of Mukhai, Abashidze) († 1273)27 June (10 July N.S.)
  72. Hieromartyr Kirion II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia († 1918)27 June (10 July N.S.)
  73. Saint Queen Dinar (10th c.)30 June (13 July N.S.)
  74. Our Venerable Father George the God-bearing, the Recluse, teacher of Saint George the Athonite (10th c.)3 July (16 July N.S.)
  75. Holy Martyr King Mirdat († 410)8 July (21 July N.S.)
  76. Our Venerable Fathers of Athos: John, the Father of Euthymius, and Gabriel (10th c.)12 July (25 July N.S.)
  77. Our Venerable Father Hieromonk Cosmas, Chief of the Scribes, slain by the Persians at Mravalmta († 1630)18 July (31 July N.S.)
  78. Saint Salome the Georgian, martyred by the Persians (13th c.)20 July (2 August N.S.)
  79. Saint Ilia the Righteous (Chavchavadze) († 1907)20 July (2 August N.S.)
  80. Saint Hilarion of Tuali (11th c.)24 July (6 August N.S.)
  81. Venerable George the Builder, of Athos († 1029)28 July (10 August N.S.)
  82. Holy Martyr Eustathius of Mtskheta († 589)29 July (11 August N.S.)
  83. Holy Confessor Tsotne Dadiani (13th c.)30 July (12 August N.S.)
  84. Venerable Father Arsen, Bishop of Ninotsminda († 1082)31 July (13 August N.S.)
  85. Protomartyr Razhden, martyred in the village of Tsromi († 457)3 August (16 August N.S.)
  86. The Nine Kherkheulidze Brothers with Their Mother and Sister, and with Them Nine Thousand Georgians, who fell on the battlefield of Marabda († 1625)3 August (16 August N.S.)
  87. Our Venerable Father Euthymius, superior of the monastery of the Baptist († 1804)8 August (21 August N.S.)
  88. Our Venerable Fathers Gerontius, Serapion, Germanus, Bessarion, Michael, Simon and Otar, slain by the Lezgins in the monastery of Gareji († 1851)12 August (25 August N.S.)
  89. The Holy Martyrs Nazar, Metropolitan of Kutaisi and Gaenati; Archpriest German, the Priests Hierotheus and Simon; Archdeacon Bessarion († 1924), and All the New Martyrs martyred by unbelievers under the totalitarian regime (20th c.)14 August (27 August N.S.)
  90. Saint Christopher of Guria16 August (29 August N.S.)
  91. Saint Mebkambre (mentioned in the collection of Georgian manuscripts of the National Library in Paris, No. 3 (11th–12th c.); thought to be a Georgian saint. Unknown)16 August (29 August N.S.)
  92. Saint Tbeli Abuseridze (13th c.)17 August (30 August N.S.)
  93. Venerable Christodoulos the Philosopher (12th c.)18 August (31 August N.S.)
  94. Venerable Thaddeus of Stepantsminda (6th c.)18 August (31 August N.S.)
  95. Our Father among the Saints Sarmean the Catholicos († 779)21 August (3 September N.S.)
  96. Our Venerable Father Serapion the Wonderworker, superior of the monastery of the Baptist († 1747)24 August (6 September N.S.)
  97. The Holy Glorious Martyr Shushanik († 475)28 August (10 September N.S.)
  98. Our Venerable Father Symeon, superior of Gareji, Seer and Wonderworker († 1773)4 September (17 September N.S.)
  99. The Holy Confessors John (Maisuradze) († 1957) and George-John (Mkheidze) († 1960)8 September (21 September N.S.)
  100. Hieromartyr Dositheus of Tbilisi († 1759)12 September (25 September N.S.)
  101. Saint George of Chqondidi, teacher of David the Builder12 September (25 September N.S.)
  102. The Holy Great Martyr, Light of Georgia, Queen Ketevan of Kakheti († 1624)13 September (26 September N.S.)
  103. Our Venerable Father Abba Joseph of Alaverdi († 570)15 September (28 September N.S.)
  104. The Holy Martyrs Isaac and Joseph the Georgians, martyred in Karnu-kalaki († 808)16 September (29 September N.S.)
  105. The Holy Martyrs Bidzina Cholokashvili and the Two Brothers Elizbar and Shalva, Eristavis of Ksani († 1661)18 September (1 October N.S.)
  106. Our Father among the Saints Arsen the Great, the Catholicos († 887)25 September (8 October N.S.)
  107. Our Venerable Father Onuphrius of Gareji, the Wonderworker (18th c.)29 September (12 October N.S.)
  108. Equals to the Apostles King Mirian and Queen Nana (4th c.)1 October (14 October N.S.)
  109. Saint Sidonia and Abiathar the Priest, formerly a Jew (4th c.)1 October (14 October N.S.)
  110. Saint Melchizedek I (11th c.)1 October (14 October N.S.)
  111. The Holy Great Martyrs David and Constantine Mkheidze, Princes of Argveti († 740)2 October (15 October N.S.)
  112. Holy Hieromartyr Evdemoz the Catholicos († 1642)4 October (17 October N.S.)
  113. Venerable Father Gregory of Khandzta, builder and archimandrite of the monasteries of Klarjeti († 861)5 October (18 October N.S.)
  114. The Venerable Fathers and Mothers of the Klarjeti Desert (8th–10th c.)5 October (18 October N.S.)
  115. Our Venerable Father Joseph the Presbyter, the Mokheve, Wonderworker († 1763)7 October (20 October N.S.)
  116. Our Venerable Father Anthony, Metropolitan of Chqondidi († 1815), and His Disciple Hieromonk James13 October (26 October N.S.)
  117. Venerable Zenon of Iqalto (6th c.)16 October (29 October N.S.)
  118. Holy Father Joseph the Catholicos, Wonderworker († 1770)17 October (30 October N.S.)
  119. Saint Cosmas, who was martyred in Kartli17 October (30 October N.S.)
  120. Venerable Martyr Nicholas Dvali († 1314)19 October (1 November N.S.)
  121. Holy Venerable Father Gabriel (Urgebadze), Confessor and Fool-for-Christ († 1995)20 October (2 November N.S.)
  122. Hierarch Alexander, Bishop of Guria and Samegrelo († 1907)26 October (8 November N.S.)
  123. Hieromartyr Neophytus, Bishop of Urbnisi (7th c.)28 October (10 November N.S.)
  124. Our Venerable Father Serapion of Zarzma († 900)29 October (11 November N.S.)
  125. Saint Iotam Zedgenidze, who gave himself for the king († 1465)30 October (12 November N.S.)
  126. The Holy Hundred Thousand (100,000) Martyrs, martyred in Tbilisi by the Khwarazmians († 1227)31 October (13 November N.S.)
  127. Our Venerable Father Nicholas, Light of the Georgians, compiler of akolouthiai († 1308)3 November (16 November N.S.)
  128. Of the Holy and Righteous of the Tomb of Christ: John, Stephen and Isaiah the Georgians4 November (17 November N.S.)
  129. Great Martyr George of Cappadocia († 303)10 November (23 November N.S.)
  130. Great Martyr Constantine, Prince of the Georgians († 852)10 November (23 November N.S.)
  131. Great Martyr Michael, called Gobron, and His Hundred and Thirty-three Soldiers († 914)17 November (30 November N.S.)
  132. Our Venerable Father Hilarion the Georgian, Wonderworker († 875)19 November (2 December N.S.)
  133. Holy Hieromartyr Archimandrite Gregory, who died in the camp of Auschwitz († 1942)23 November (6 December N.S.)
  134. Hieromartyr Abibus of Nekresi (6th c.)29 November (12 December N.S.)
  135. Holy Great King Vakhtang Gorgasali († 502)30 November (13 December N.S.)
  136. Saint Peter I (5th c.), Catholicos of Georgia30 November (13 December N.S.)
  137. Saint Samuel I (6th c.), Catholicos of Georgia30 November (13 December N.S.)
  138. Saint Ise of Tsilkani, one of the Thirteen Syrian Fathers (6th c.)2 December (15 December N.S.)
  139. Holy Martyr King Vakhtang III († 1308)10 December (23 December N.S.)
  140. The Commemoration of All the Saints martyred in Georgia and of the Venerable Fathers and Mothers11 December (24 December N.S.)
  141. Our Venerable Father John, superior of Zedazeni, martyred by the Saracens (9th c.)12 December (25 December N.S.)
  142. Our Venerable Father George the Writer and His Brother Sabbas, of Khakhuli (11th c.)19 December (1 January N.S.)
  143. Our Holy Father Macarius the Faster, superior of the monastery of Khakhuli (11th c.)21 December (3 January N.S.)
  144. Venerable Sabiana, abbess of the convent of Samtskhe31 December (13 January N.S.)
  145. The Holy Georgian Martyrs slain in Persia (17th–18th c.)
  146. The Six Thousand Martyrs of Gareji († 1616)
  147. Venerable Father David of Gareji (6th c.)
  148. Venerable Dodo of Gareji (6th c.)
  149. The Many Holy Fathers and Mothers martyred by the Turks in Adjara (17th–18th c.)
  150. Thursday of Cheesefare Week