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Georgia in the Early Feudal Period (VI – X cen.) Creation of Georgian Nation
In the VI cen. there already reigned Feudalism on the territory of Georgia though in the Highland regions the communal…
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Georgian Kingdoms in the Late Antique Period (the IV cen. B.C. – V cen.)
There were several early-state creations of Georgian tribes on the modern Eastern territory of Georgia in the IV cen. B.C.…
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Early Ancient Georgia (till the end of the III cen. B.C.)
It’s a very long time that a human lives on the territory of Georgia. Here, near town Dmanisi, was found…
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Gregory Khandeta and the Georgian national revival
The life of St. Gregory of Khandzta presents a number of links with that of St. Abo of Tiflis, the…
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The Passion of Queen Ketevan
During the six centuries which elapsed between the life-time of the great Georgian Athonites and that of the tragic Queen…
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David Marshall Lang – Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints – A militant ascetic: Peter the Iberian, Bishop of Mayuma by Gaza
With the life and career of Peter the Iberian (c. 409-488), we emerge from the local traditions of the Georgian…
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David Marshall Lang – Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints – Saint David of Garesja
The life of Saint David, founder of the David-Garejeli monastery in Eastern Georgia, belongs to the cycle of biographies known…
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David Marshall Lang – Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints – Saint Nino and the conversion of Georgia
“Georgia is called Mother of the Saints, some of these have been inhabitants of this land, while others came among…
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Overview of the religions in Georgia
Historically, Georgia has been at a crossroads of major religions and religious movements. In the pre-Christian epoch, pagan religions, Mazdaism,…
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Lazeti-Trialeti (Georgians’ Hellenization)
ARCHBISHOP ANANIA JAFARIDZE Series: Georgians’ historian destiny separated from Georgian church © Anania Jafaridze. 1999. Introduction Urums living in Ottoman…
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