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Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century

Venerable David of Gareja

Also known as დავით გარეჯელი · Davit Garejeli · David Garejeli

One of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers and founder of the David Gareja monastic complex in the Kakheti wilderness, having first lived as a hermit near Tbilisi.

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Notes

6th century. Among the Thirteen Assyrian (Syrian) Fathers who came to Georgia in the 6th century; commemorated together on May 7. See the group row OS-1128. Also commemorated on the Thursday after Ascension in Georgian usage.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org); OrthodoxWiki