Kozman the Hieromonk

Venerable Kozman the Hieromonk was born around 1590 and died in 1630. A Georgian, he labored in the famous David Gareji monastery, founded by the venerable David of Gareji, a centre of spiritual and cultural life for Georgia through the centuries. No biographical records of him survive. Catholicos Anthony relates that Kozman was a blameless and sincere man, a good scholar, a beautiful psalmist, "wise in speech and fitting in writing", and adds that he saw him in his childhood, when he came to visit his mother.

Kozman wrote a "Praise of Queen Ketevan", which has not come down to us. The Church of Georgia venerates him as a saint; his feast is 18 July (old style; 31 July new style).