Martyr · 6th century
Martyr Eustathius of Mtskheta
Also known as Gvirobandak · Eustathius the Cobbler
A Persian by birth and a fire-worshipper who, settling in Mtskheta in Georgia, came to faith in Christ and was baptized, and rather than return to the religion of his fathers was beheaded for the faith.
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Notes
Not Eustathius of Apamea (Jul 28).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints