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Hierarch · 17th century

John of Manglisi

Also known as John the Bishop of Manglisi

A Georgian ascetic spiritually formed in the David-Gareja wilderness who was consecrated bishop of Manglisi and founded a monastery. He labored for the faith in difficult circumstances during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

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Notes

Lived 1668-1724; born in the 17th century, reposed in the 18th.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints