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Martyr · 5th century

Royal Martyr Mirdat King of Kartli

Also known as Mirdat of Georgia

A king of Kartli who loved Christ and his people, taken captive by the Persians and put to death for the faith; remembered as the first martyred king of Georgia.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints