Right-Believing
Askiot
Right-believing Georgian, honored in the Church of Georgia.
- Feast
- January 27old style February 9
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Georgia
Life
Holy King Askiot of Georgia reigned in the ninth century. The pious ruler built many churches and several monasteries. He was killed by the Arabs in the church of the castle at Artanuji, which he had built himself. In the Georgian synaxaria he is also called kouropalates. He is commemorated on 27 January (new style; 9 February on the old calendar).
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