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Martyr · 17th century

Martyrs Bidzina Elizbar, and Shalva of Georgia

Also known as ბიძინა, ელიზბარ და შალვა · Bidzina Cholokashvili · Elizbar of Ksani · Shalva of Ksani

Georgian nobles — Prince Bidzina Cholokashvili and the brothers Elizbar and Shalva, lords of Ksani — who led resistance to Persian domination in Kakheti and were executed in Persia in 1661.

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Reposed 1661 in Persia. One commemoration of three named martyrs.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org); OrthodoxWiki