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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Joatham Zedginidze

Courtier of King George VIII

A Georgian nobleman who gave his life to save his king from an assassination plot in 1465.

Feast
October 30old style November 12
Reposed
146515th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Joatham Zedginidze, martyr, was a Georgian nobleman and court official in the service of King George VIII of Georgia. He died in 1465. He belonged to the Zedginidze family.

He is remembered for giving his life to save his king from an assassination plot, in 1465. For this act of loyalty, his descendants were granted the hereditary court title of Amilakhvari. Joatham was later canonized as a martyr by the Georgian Orthodox Church.

The source we have does not give the day of his commemoration and does not say more about his life.

Commemorated the same day October 30