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Holy Catholicos Mamai (†744)

Memory 3 (16) May

Holy Catholicos Mamai

Holy Catholicos Mamai

Holy Catholicos Mamai

Saint Mamai served as chief shepherd of the Georgian faithful from 731 to 744.

The information we have about his life is scarce, but it is known that St.Mamai was abbot of ZedazeniMonastery and died a martyr for Christ.

Outstanding in his achievements and endowed with profound spiritual wisdom, St. Mamai was enthroned as Catholicos of Georgia at a time when the catholicos and the Georgian king were frequently the first victims of invading armies.

We rejoice in thy memory, O Holy Hierarch Mamai, and ask thee to beseech God to send down upon us His rich and abundant mercy. By thy holy prayers embrace us with thine eternal love!

Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press:
St. Herman Press, P.O. Box 70, Platina, CA 96076
http://www.stherman.com/catalog/chapter_five/Lives_of_the_georgian_saints.htm

5/21/2007

Holy Hierarch Zosime of Kumurdo (16th century)

Holy Hierarch Zosime of Kumurdo (16th century)
Commemorated May 1/14

Holy Hierarch Zosime of Kumurdo (16th century)

Holy Hierarch Zosime of Kumurdo (16th century)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Saint Zosime of Kumurdo lived and labored from the endof the 15th century through the first half of the 16th century.To the world he was known as Zebede. He was raisedby Princess Ketevan, the daughter of King Giorgi VIII(1446–1466).

The Lives of the Georgian Saints

The Lives of the Georgian Saints
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

The Lives of the Georgian Saints

The Lives of the Georgian Saints
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Since the time of the ancient Greek historians, Georgia has been viewed as an enigma hidden behind impenetrable mountains and a complex language. Little has been written about this small country and its saints. Now, Pravoslavie.Ru presents the entire collection of the Lives of the Georgian saints which has been translated for the first time into English. These lives encompass the seventeen hundred years of Orthodox Christianity in Georgia. The stories of ascetics and bishops, warriors and noblemen are intertwined with the tumultuous history of the Georgian land.

Venerable Fathers Mikael and Arsen the Georgians (9th century)

Venerable Fathers Mikael and Arsen the Georgians (9th century)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

Venerable Fathers Mikael and Arsen the Georgians (9th century)

Venerable Fathers Mikael and Arsen the Georgians (9th century)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
The biographies of Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians have unfortunately not been preserved. It is known that they were contemporaries of Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (843–859). The following entry is recorded in the synodicon of Jerusalem’s Holy Cross Monastery: “Our Holy Fathers Mikael and Arsen, founders of Olympus.”

See also

Saint John the Theologian Preacher of Divine Love

Saint John the Theologian Preacher of Divine Love

Saint John the Theologian Preacher of Divine Love

Saint John the Theologian Preacher of Divine Love
His zeal for the salvation of those who were perishing knew no obstacles. And the meekness, humility, and kindness of this great apostle were so amazing and touching, that he seemed to be not a man but an angel incarnate. His entire life was a life of love.

Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (†1927)

Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (†1927)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (†1927)

Saint Ambrosi the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (†1927)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
In response to one of the Bolshevik interrogations, the patriarch asserted, “Confession of Faith is a spiritual necessity for every nation — persecution increases its necessity. Faith deepens, being contracted and accumulated, and it bursts out with new energy. So it was in the past, and so it will be in our country. Georgia is no exception to this universal law.” St. Ambrosi spoke these remarkable last words to his persecutors: “My soul belongs to God, my heart to my motherland, and with my flesh you may do whatever you wish.” The court sentenced the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia to seven years, nine months and twenty-eight days in prison.

Martyr Gordius at Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Martyr Gordius at Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Martyr Gordius at Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Martyr Gordius at Caesarea, in Cappadocia
Commemorated on January 3
In the year 320, Gordius openly appeared before the prefect of a city where pagan games were being held, and identified himself as a Christian. He was arrested, suffered terrible torments, then was beheaded.