Arsen, Abbot of Khandzta

Venerable Arsen (ninth century) was abbot of the Khandzta Monastery, in Klarjeti, in whose time the monastery's new church was raised. He is venerated as a saint in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers and Mothers of Klarjeti of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, canonized in October 2002 (by other data in 2003); he is commemorated on 5 October (old calendar).

The Life of Venerable Gregory of Khandzta, written in 951 by George Merchule, names him among the abbots of Khandzta. In his time the builder Amona was "the most skilled builder" of the new church of Khandzta. From the Life it is also known that an abbot of Khandzta, Theodore, was the nephew of Mtskhueda, the son of Abbot Arsen. No other details of his life survive.