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Hierarch · 16th century

Saint Nicholas Catholicos of Georgia

Also known as Nicholas I of Georgia · Nicholas Batonishvili

Son of King Levan I of Kakheti, he forsook royal estate for the monastic life and was enthroned as Catholicos of All Georgia in 1584, corresponding with the Russian Patriarch.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 18