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Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century

Saint John Zedazeni and his Twelve Disciples

Also known as John of Zedazeni · the Thirteen Syrian Fathers · Abibus · Anthony · David · Zenon · Thaddeus · Jesse · Joseph · Isidore · Michael · Pyrrhus · Stephen · Shio

The Syrian father John and his twelve disciples, the Thirteen Syrian (Assyrian) Fathers, who came at the prompting of the Mother of God to strengthen the faith in Georgia, founding monasteries and spreading the monastic life throughout the land.

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Notes

Named group commemorated as one. Several are also venerated individually, including Shio of Mgvime (OS-0624).

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