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Venerable-Martyr · 17th century

6 000 Martyrs of the David-Gareji Monastery

Also known as the David-Gareji Martyrs of Georgia

The monks of the David-Gareji lavra in Georgia, slain in 1616 during the invasion of Shah Abbas I when, on the night of Pascha, they refused to renounce Christ.

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