John Tornike
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John Tornike (Georgian: იოანე თორნიკე, romanized: ioane tornik'e; Greek: Ιωάννης Τορνίκιος), also known as Tornike Eristavi (Georgian: თორნიკე ერისთავი; died in 985) was a retired Georgian general and monk who came to be better known as a founder of the formerly Georgian Orthodox Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos in modern-day northeastern Greece.
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John Tornike | |
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Athonite Father | |
Born | c. 920 Kingdom of the Iberians |
Died | 985 Mount Athos |
Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Iviron |
Feast | June 12 (Church calendar) |
Patronage | Georgia Mount Athos |
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