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Martyr · 17th century

Martyr Luarsab II King of Kartli

Also known as Luarsab II of Georgia

A king of Kartli who withstood the pressure of Shah Abbas of Persia to renounce Christ; held long in captivity at Shiraz, he was strangled for the faith about the year 1622.

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Notes

Martyred under Shah Abbas of Persia (17th c.). Commemorated jointly with St Archil II on Jan 28 and individually on Jun 21. Previously joined with Archil II in OS-0557.

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