Saint
Ezra of Ancha
A Georgian bishop of the 11th century, venerated by the Georgian Church.
Life
Saint Ezra of Ancha, a hierarch, was bishop of Ancha in the first half of the 11th century and a supporter of King Bagrat IV. In the 1020s, when Byzantium attacked Georgia, Ezra of Ancha and Saba Mtbevari led the organisation of the defence of Shavsheti and Klarjeti. They strengthened the region and did not let the enemy conquer it. According to the Orthodox Encyclopedia, he came from the Dapanchuli family.
The Church of Georgia counts him among the saints and commemorates him on 5 October (old style; 18 October new style) in the Synaxis of the venerable fathers of the Klarjeti desert.
Commemorated the same day October 5
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