Saint
Ephrem Matskhvereli
A Georgian hierarch, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church of Georgia.
Life
Holy Hierarch Ephrem Matskhvereli, also called Ephrem the Great, Matskhveli or of Atskuri, was bishop of Atskuri in Georgia from about 855 to 895 and died in the year 895. He was a disciple of Saint Gregory of Khandzta and was born into a noble family of Kartli.
The sources gathered here say no more of his life. The name of Ephrem is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Church. The Church of Georgia commemorates him on 17 April, that is 30 April in the new style.
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