Memory 12 (25) December
While performing thy holy works, thou wast enlightened by Christ Jesus and wast crowned as a star in the heavens by Him. O Holy Martyr Ioane, hear our prayers and have mercy on us!
Holy Martyr Ioane, Abbot of Zedazeni Monastery (9th century)
For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press:
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12/25/2007
All Saints of Georgia
Archpriest Zachariah Machitadze
All Saints of GeorgiaCommemorated December 11/24
Saving examined the history of Georgia and the hagiographical treasures attesting to the faith of the Georgian nation, we become convinced that Heavenly Georgia — the legion of Georgian saints, extolling the Lord in the Heavenly Kingdom with a single voice — is infinitely glorious.
The Lives of the Georgian Saints
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
The Lives of the Georgian SaintsSince 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 Giorgi the Scribe and His Brother Saba, of Khakhuli (11th century)
Commemorated December 19/January 1
Venerable Giorgi the Scribe and His Brother Saba, of Khakhuli (11th century)Saints Giorgi and Saba of Khakhuli were brothers of Iakob, the father of St. Giorgi of the Holy Mountain. Giorgi and Saba labored as monks at Khakhuli Monastery in southern Georgia.
See also
Holy Hierarch Ioane of Khakhuli, Also Called Chrysostom (10th–11th centuries)
Commemorated March 10/23
Holy Hierarch Ioane of Khakhuli, Also Called Chrysostom (10th–11th centuries)In the second half of the 10th century King Davit Kuropalates founded Khakhuli Monastery in the historical region of Tao, at the gorge of the Khakhuli River, where it joins the Tortumi River.
Venerable Ioane-Tornike of Mt. Athos (10th century)
Commemorated June 12/25
Venerable Ioane-Tornike of Mt. Athos (10th century)Tornike Eristavi (later Ioane of Mt. Athos) was a Georgian army commander famed for his victories in war and a favorite of King Davit Kuropalates. Eventually he abandoned his worldly glory and set off in search of his spiritual father, St. Ioane, on Mt. Olympus. There he learned that St. Ioane had moved to Mt. Athos, so he journeyed there and settled with him in a monastery headed by St. Athanasius the Athonite. He was tonsured a monk and given the new name Ioane.
Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) the Catholicos (†1001)
Commemorated March 3/16
Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) the Catholicos (†1001)Catholicos Basil III’s “Story of St. Shio’s Miracles” describes how the hitherto childless parents of St. Ioane prayed at length to St. Shio of Mgvime. After the birth of Ioane, his God-fearing parents sent him to be raised at Shio-Mgvime Monastery. There he acquired the sanctity and wisdom for which he would later be called “Chrysostom,” meaning “golden mouth” in Greek. By this name he has been known throughout the history of the Georgian Church.