David of Gareji

Saint

David of Gareji
David on 14th-century triptych, kept at the Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai
Bishop, Preacher
BornByzantine Empire
DiedKingdom of Iberia
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineDavid Gareji Lavra
FeastMay 7
First Thursday after Ascension of Jesus
PatronageGeorgia

David of Gareji (Georgian: დავით გარეჯელი, romanized: davit garejeli; lit. 'David who sits outside') (fl. 6th century) was an anchorite, Desert Father, wonderworker and one of the thirteen Assyrian Apostles of the Kingdom of Iberia. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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