Zaza Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili
Zaza Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili (
man of letters
known for his compendia of medical arts Karabadini (Book of Medical Treatment). He is described as “the great healer and head of the wise” in a contemporary record.
Zaza belonged to the old aristocratic family
Panaskerteli, originally owners of the frontier region of Panaskerti. He then resettled into the Georgian heartland, founding the house of Tsitsishvili. Zaza was apparently involved in Georgia's politics and culture, but not much is known of his life. After an important role in the royal administration and in the army, Zaza retreated to a chapel he had built near Kintsvisi Monastery
in which his mural depiction has survived.
Zaza's Karabadini (ultimately from the Greek graphidion, “
doctrines of John Chrysostom
.
References
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- Donald Rayfield, "The Literature of Georgia: A History", p. 97. Routledge, 2000
- Shengeliia GM. [Z. Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili's "Medical Text--Karabadini"]. Klin Med (Mosk). 1981 Jun;59(6):110-2. [Article in Russian]