Bidzina Cholokashvili
Saint Bidzina Cholokashvili | |
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| Died | ca. 1660 |
| Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | October 1 |
Bidzina Cholokashvili (
Bakhtrioni Uprising (1659). During the 1630s he was a "sakhltukhutsesi" of Kingdom of Kakheti. In the battle between Teimuraz and Rostom he supported the former. In 1648 by order of Teimuraz he invaded Ertso in order to make Ertso-Tianeti subordinate to the King. After the uprising Shah
summoned Bidzina as well as Shalva and Elizbar Eristavi, who later were forced to converse their religion, but none of them accepted. As a result, they were given to tribes whose members were slaughtered during the uprising. Bidzina was tortured and killed.
References
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 11, p. 147, Tbilisi, 1987