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Shio of Mgvime
Georgian saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shio of Mgvime (Georgian: შიო მღვიმელი, romanized: shio mghvimeli; lit. 'Shio the caveman' or 'Shio of the Cave'[1]) (fl. 6th century) was an anchorite, desert father, thaumaturgus and one of the thirteen Assyrian apostles of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia. He is venerated as a saint who introduced the notion of a strict ascetic life to the Georgian Church.[2]
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Born | Antioch, Byzantine Empire |
Died | Mtskheta, Kingdom of Iberia |
Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Shio-Mgvime monastery |
Feast | May 22 |
Patronage | Georgia |
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