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Joseph Abibos
Joseph of Alaverdi ( ka, იოსებ ალავერდელი, tr) was a saint who founded a monastery in Alaverdi Monastery, Alaverdi and served as abbot. A native of Syria, he was a disciple of Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, John of Zedazeni and one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers. He is mentioned in Bessarion, Bessarion's ''The Saints of Georgia''. His feast day is celebrated on September 15. References Further reading *Holweck, F. G. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. Syrian Christian saints Christian saints in unknown century Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Christian saints from Georgia (country) Founders of Christian monasteries {{saint-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Sabinin
Mikhail Pavlovich Sabinin (, ka, მიხეილ პავლეს ძე საბინინი, monk Gobron, ka, გობრონ; 1845–1900) was a Russo- Georgian monk, historian of the Georgian Orthodox Church and icon painter. He was born to the Russian priest from Tver, Pavel Sabinin, whose wife was Georgian. Educated at the Tiflis gymnasium in the 1860s, he then attended St. Petersburg Theologian Academy and attained to a magister degree for his work ''History of the Georgian Church until the End of the 6th Century'' ("История грузинской церкви до конца VI в." Пб., 1877, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject produced in Russian. He travelled in several regions of Georgia, studying monuments of Christian architecture, copying frescos and icons, recording legends and collecting manuscripts. In St. Petersburg, he was tonsured a monk and given the name Gobron after a 10th-century Georgian saint. In 1882, he published ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
