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Saint Kaikhosro the Georgian (†1612)

Memory 16 (29) June

The life of St. Kaikhosro the Georgian has been passed down to our century in the works of Archbishop Timote (Gabashvili), a famous Church figure and historian of the 18th century.

In a passage describing the frescoes and commemoration books of the Holy Cross Monastery in Jerusalem, Bishop Timote writes that an image of St. Kaikhosro the Georgian is among the sacred frescoes.

According to the commemoration books of the Holy Cross Monastery, St. Kaikhosro the Georgian was tortured to death by Shah Abbas I in 1612 for his pious veneration of the holy icons.

Protector of all good things and guide of those who pray unto thee, O Holy Martyr Kaikhosro, pray to God for us!

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

6/28/2007

Saint Antimos of Iberia, Metropolitan of Wallachia (†1716)

Saint Antimos of Iberia, Metropolitan of Wallachia (†1716)
June 13, September 14

Saint Antimos of Iberia, Metropolitan of Wallachia (†1716)

Saint Antimos of Iberia, Metropolitan of Wallachia (†1716)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Saint Antimos of Iberia was one of the most highly educated people of his time. He was fluent in many languages, including Greek, Romanian, Old Slavonic, Arabic, and Turkish and well-versed in theology, literature, and the natural sciences. He was unusually gifted in the fine arts — in painting, engraving, and sculpture in particular. He was famed for his beautiful calligraphy. Finally, St. Antimos was a great writer, a renowned orator, and a reformer of the written Romanian language.

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.

Holy Martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe (†1227)

Holy Martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe (†1227)
Commemorated June 17/30

Holy Martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe (†1227)

Holy Martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe (†1227)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Saint Shalva of Akhaltsikhe was a brilliant military commander in the army of Queen Tamar and the prince of Akhaltsikhe. After his victory at Shamkori in the Ganja region, Shalva carried with him the flag of the caliph, as a sign of the invincibility of the Christian Faith, and conferred it, along with the wealth he had won, as an offering to the Khakhuli Icon of the Theotokos.

See also

On the Feast of St. Edmund, King and Martyr

On the Feast of St. Edmund, King and Martyr
Commemorated November 20/December 3

On the Feast of St. Edmund, King and Martyr

On the Feast of St. Edmund, King and Martyr
Commemorated November 20/December 3
Indeed, spiritual progress can only be made through the Cross, through sacrifice. Wherever there is no sacrifice, there the Church becomes a mere institution, a ritual, an empty form. But where there is sacrifice, martyrdom, the Cross, there is spiritual life.

On the fortieth day of Fr. Daniel Sisoev’s martyric death: <BR>the transcript of his last Sunday sermon.

On the fortieth day of Fr. Daniel Sisoev’s martyric death:
the transcript of his last Sunday sermon.

On the fortieth day of Fr. Daniel Sisoev’s martyric death: <BR>the transcript of his last Sunday sermon.

On the fortieth day of Fr. Daniel Sisoev’s martyric death: the transcript of his last Sunday sermon.
Fr. Daniel Sisoyev
Truly, right now the devil wants to divide Christians and then to destroy everything that the Christians depend on. It is because of Christians that God maintains the world. Because of Christians, the Lord gives peace to nations. Why are there wars? It happens when Christians forget about their unity, when they relate themselves to this world...

Blessed Kristesia, Called Kristepore (†1771)

Blessed Kristesia, Called Kristepore (†1771)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

Blessed Kristesia, Called Kristepore (†1771)

Blessed Kristesia, Called Kristepore (†1771)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Blessed Kristesia’s family was from Egrisi in western Georgia. From his youth Kristesia longed for the divine services and the solitary life, but he was forced by his master to marry, and by this marriage he begot a son. Later, when both his wife and son had died, his master insisted that he marry again, but the pious Kristesia would not heed his master’s order.