Venerable (Monastic)9th century
Saint Serapion of Zarzma
Also known as Serapion of Georgia
A Georgian nobleman who longed for the hermit life and helped establish the Zarzma monastic community in Klarjeti.
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A Georgian nobleman who longed for the hermit life and helped establish the Zarzma monastic community in Klarjeti.
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Serapion, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints