Venerable-Martyr · 17th century
6 000 Martyrs of David Gareja
Also known as გარეჯის 6000 მოწამე · the Martyrs of David Gareja Monastery
The monks of the David Gareja monasteries killed during the Easter-night campaign of Shah Abbas I of Persia in 1616.
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Notes
Reposed 1616, David Gareja, Kakheti. Commemorated on Bright (Easter) Tuesday — a movable feast. Named group commemoration.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org); OrthodoxWiki