Arsen Iqaltoeli was an influential Georgian churchman, theologian, and writer who lived from approximately 1050 to 1127. During the reign of King David IV, he became a central figure in the development of Georgian monastic education. Having studied in Constantinople and served as a monk near Antioch, he returned to Georgia to help establish academic centers at Gelati and Iqalto. His extensive work in translating Greek doctrinal texts significantly advanced the philosophical and patristic literature of the region.