Hieromartyr · 20th century
Kirion II Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
Also known as Kyrion II · Kirion II of Georgia · Giorgi Sadzaglishvili · George Sadzaglishvili
A learned bishop and church historian who became the first Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia after the restoration of the Georgian Church's independence in 1917. He was found murdered at Martqopi Monastery in 1918 under circumstances that remain unexplained.
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Found slain at Martqopi Monastery in 1918; the first Catholicos-Patriarch after the 1917 restoration of Georgian autocephaly. Commemorated Mar 12 and Jun 27. Merged with retired duplicate OS-1440.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org