Anthim the Iberian
Anthim the Iberian (Romanian: Antim Ivireanul, Georgian: ანთიმოზ ივერიელი – Antimoz Iverieli; secular name: Andria; 1650 — September or October 1716) was a Georgian theologian, scholar, calligrapher, philosopher and one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, led the printing press of the prince of Wallachia, and was Metropolitan of Bucharest in 1708–1715.
Saint Anthim the Iberian | |
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Mosaic depicting Anthim at Antim Monastery | |
| Metropolitan of Bucharest | |
| Born | c. 1650 Kingdom of Kartli (modern-day Georgia) |
| Died | 1716 Adrianople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Edirne, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1992-09-27, Bucharest by the Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 13 June (Georgian) 27 September (Romanian) |
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