Anton of Martqopi

Venerable Anton of Martqopi was one of the thirteen Syrian Fathers who came to Georgia, in the middle of the sixth century, a stylite and founder of the Martqopi monastery in Iberia. He is commemorated on 19 January and 7 May (new style).

The Greek synaxarion says that he lived in the sixth century as a hermit in Georgia and fell asleep in peace. From the discipleship of Saint John of Zedazeni, the company of the Syrian Fathers stood at the foundation of Georgian monastic life.