Saint Euthymius the Illuminator
- Also known as
- Euthymius Opplyseren
- Memorial
- 13 May
- Profile
- Son of Saint John the Iberian.
Held hostage for a while in Constantinople by the emperor.
Helped his father build the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos for Iberian monks.
Abbot of the monastery c.1002 after his father's death.
After serving 14 years, he resigned to concentrate on translation work.
Translated the Bible, sixty writings of the Church Fathers, Bible commentaries, lives of the saints, liturigal books and other material into Iberian.
- Born
- in Iberia, Georgia
- Died
- 13 May 1028 from injuries sustained when he fell from a mule while travelling
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge norwegian
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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