Gabriel the Iberian


Gabriel the Iberian
Gabriel the Iberian holding the Panagia Portaitissa, fresco from the Monastery of Iviron
Athonite Father
BornKingdom of the Iberians
Died~X century
Mount Athos
Venerated inGeorgian Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineMonastery of Iviron
FeastMay 13
PatronageGeorgia
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.