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Arrival of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Georgia (1989)

Memory 26 September (9 October)

Sioni Cathedral’s Iveron Icon of the Mother of God

Sioni Cathedral’s Iveron Icon of the Mother of God

Sioni Cathedral’s Iveron Icon of the Mother of God

In September 26, 1989, a copy of the famous Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the “Portaitissa,” arrived in Tbilisi from the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos. With the blessing of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the monks of the Holy Mountain had painted this exact copy as a symbol of love and gratitude to the Georgian people.

All of Georgia celebrated this momentous day. The Iveron Icon of the Mother of God arrived from the Holy Mountain at a difficult time in the nation’s history, and every believing Christian perceived its arrival as a sign of divine blessing and compassion.

This day was subsequently entered on the Georgian Church calendar.

The wonder-working icon now hangs on the north wall of Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi.

O Holy Queen and Mother of God, truth and healing issue forth abundantly from thy holy icon for all who approach in faith and love. Look upon my afflictions, have mercy on my soul, and heal my body by thy grace!

Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press:
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10/10/2007

Holy Catholicos Arsen the Great (†887)

Holy Catholicos Arsen the Great (†887)
Commemorated September 25/October 8

Holy Catholicos Arsen the Great (†887)

Holy Catholicos Arsen the Great (†887)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Saint Arsen the Great, a pupil and spiritual son of Grigol of Khandzta, was the youngest son of a certain aristocrat, Mirian, from Meskheti in southern Georgia.

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 Onopre of Gareji, the Wonderworker (18th century)

Venerable Onopre of Gareji, the Wonderworker (18th century)
Commemorated September 29/October 12

Venerable Onopre of Gareji, the Wonderworker (18th century)

Venerable Onopre of Gareji, the Wonderworker (18th century)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
Saint Onopre of Gareji (Otar Machutadze in the world) lived and labored in the 18th century. He was a Kartlian aristocrat famed for his wealth, hospitality, and charity.

See also

Patriarch Ilia II blesses Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, “Guardian of Georgian frontiers”

Patriarch Ilia II blesses Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, “Guardian of Georgian frontiers”

Patriarch Ilia II blesses Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, “Guardian of Georgian frontiers”

Patriarch Ilia II blesses Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, “Guardian of Georgian frontiers”
The idea of painting of this icon belongs to the spiritual mentor of Georgian frontier guards, cleric of the Svetitskhoveli Church Archpriest Michael Macharadze.

The Myrrh-Bearing Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother of God is Ceremoniously Greeted in Georgia

The Myrrh-Bearing Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother of God is Ceremoniously Greeted in Georgia

The Myrrh-Bearing Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother of God is Ceremoniously Greeted in Georgia

The Myrrh-Bearing Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother of God is Ceremoniously Greeted in Georgia
At the invitation of His Holiness, Catholicos-Patriarch Elias II of Georgia and with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, a delegation of clergymen and laity of the Russian Church Abroad arrived in the territory of the Georgian Orthodox Church with the Miracle-Working Myrrh-Streaming “Hawaiian-Iveron” Icon of the Mother of God.

Ancient Iveron Icon of the Mother of God washes ashore in Sochi by storm

Ancient Iveron Icon of the Mother of God washes ashore in Sochi by storm

Ancient Iveron Icon of the Mother of God washes ashore in Sochi by storm

Ancient Iveron Icon of the Mother of God washes ashore in Sochi by storm
In the Golovinky district, a micro-district in the Lazarevsky city district of Sochi, an icon of the Mother of God was washed up on shore by the sea. The lady tourist who found it, brought it to the nearest Church.