Martyrs of Georgia

Memorial

10 April

Profile

Approximately 6,000 Christian monks and lay people martyred in Georgia in 1616 for their faith by a Muslim army led by Shah Abbas I of Persia.

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Georgia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 April 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/martyrs-of-georgia/>