Christopher of Kvirike-⁠tsminda

Venerable Christopher of Kvirike-⁠tsminda (ninth century) was the founder and first abbot of the Kvirike-⁠tsminda Monastery (Kviriketi), in Klarjeti, a disciple of Venerable Gregory of Khandzta, friend and fellow-⁠ascetic of Venerable Theodore of Nedzvi. 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).

In the Life of Gregory, he and Theodore once left Khandzta in secret, wishing to raise new monasteries. Gregory set out after them and found them in the kingdom of western Georgia (Abkhazia), with King Demetrius II; he took the two back to Khandzta. Then Christopher raised and led the Kvirike-⁠tsminda Monastery. No other details of his life survive.