Guaram of Kola

Holy Martyr Guaram of Kola was one of the nine brothers of Kola, children of the village of Kola, at the source of the Mtkvari river, in historic Tao in southern Georgia, who in the sixth century received Holy Baptism, remained steadfast in the faith despite beatings and hunger, and were stoned to death by their own pagan parents. The village priest baptized them on a frosty winter night, in the frozen river, and the water grew warm and the children saw the angels of light. They were killed in a great pit dug at the spring where they had been baptized. They are commemorated on 22 February, old style (6 March, new style).