David of Gareji
David of Gareji (Georgian: დავით გარეჯელი, romanized: davit garejeli; lit. 'David who sits outside') (fl. 6th century) was an anchorite, desert father, thaumaturgus and one of the thirteen Assyrian apostles of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia. He is venerated as a saint.
Saint David of Gareji | |
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David on 14th-century triptych, kept at the Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai | |
| Bishop, Preacher | |
| Born | Byzantine Empire |
| Died | Kingdom of Iberia |
| Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | David Gareja |
| Feast | May 7 First Thursday after Ascension of Jesus |
| Patronage | Georgia |
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