Joseph of Khevi

Saint Joseph of Khevi is a Georgian saint, honoured in the Orthodox Church on 7 October (new style). Khevi is a mountainous region of northern Georgia, in the foothills of the Caucasus.

He was known for his love of the sacred treasures of the church, for the strictness with which he kept the fasts, and for his remarkable virtues. God endowed him with the gift of foresight and of working miracles. The source consulted gives no data about his time and the place where he reposed, so there remains the picture of a monk gentle with others and strict with himself.