Saint Ephraim the Great of Atsquri

Also known as Eprem of Atsquri · Ephraim of Atsquri

A disciple of Saint Grigol of Khandzta, he was consecrated bishop of Atsquri and administered the diocese for forty years. He labored for the autocephaly of the Georgian Church and was endowed with gifts of prophecy, wonderworking, and healing.

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Notes

Principal feast observed April 28 in the Georgian Church; OCA commemorates him April 15.

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