George of Chqondidi
Saint Giorgi Chqondideli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kingdom of Georgia |
| Died | 1118 |
| Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | June 27, 2005 by Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | September 12 |
George of Chqondidi (Georgian: გიორგი ჭყონდიდელი, Giorgi Chqondideli) (died c. 1118) was a Georgian churchman and court minister best known as a tutor and the closest adviser of King David IV of Georgia (r. 1089–1125).
He served as an
Georgian Chronicles, George "was mourned as a father, and even more deeply, by the whole kingdom, and by the king himself, who wore black for forty days". And he was buried at the Gelati cathedral. The art historian Guram Abramishvili identifies George with the figure depicted on a fresco from the Ateni Sioni Church as leading a row of royal donors, otherwise thought to represent George II after his retirement to monastery.[3]
On June 27, 2005, George of Chqondidi was canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church which marks his feast day annually on September 12.[4]
References
- ISBN 0-253-20915-3.
- ^ Lordkipanidze, Mariam (1987). Hewitt, George B. (ed.). Georgia in the XI-XII centuries. Ganatleba. p. 84 – via georgianweb.com.
- ISBN 0-271-01628-0.
- ^ "წმ. გიორგი ჭყონდიდელი" [St. Giorgi Chqondideli]. eparchy-batumi.ge (in Georgian). The Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Batumi. Retrieved February 13, 2008.