Gabriel the Iberian
Gabriel the Iberian | |
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Gabriel the Iberian holding the Panagia Portaitissa, fresco from the Monastery of Iviron | |
| Athonite Father | |
| Born | Kingdom of the Iberians |
| Died | ~X century Mount Athos |
| Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Iviron |
| Feast | May 13 |
| Patronage | Georgia Mount Athos |
Gabriel the Iberian (Georgian: გაბრიელ ქართველი, romanized: gabriel kartveli) (fl. 10th century) was a Georgian Christian-Orthodox monk from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos, who is revered as a saint. His feast day is celebrated by the Georgian Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox Church on July 12/25 and by the Romanian Orthodox Church on May 13. His name refers to his origins from the Kingdom of Iberia.