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Eustathius of Mtskheta

Eustathius of Mtskheta

Saint
July 29 · †550

Eustathius of Mtskheta (c. 600 — 550, Tbilisi) — Saint, writer. Feast day: 29 July.

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Eustathius of Mtskheta was a Persian Christian martyr who lived in the region of Caucasian Iberia during the 6th century. Originally an Iranian cobbler named Gvirobandak and the son of a Zoroastrian priest, he converted to Christianity and fled to Georgia in 541. Following his conversion, he faced repeated persecution from Sasanian military authorities. He is remembered both as a religious figure who died for his faith and as a subject of one of the earliest surviving works of Georgian literature.

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Eustathius of Mtskheta
Mikhail Sabinin · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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