Venerable
Luke
A holy monk commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
- Feast
- September 7old style September 20
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Luke was the abbot of one of the famous monasteries in a bay near Constantinople (called Kiti in the Georgian source). The monastery was distinguished by the especially strict rule of life of its ascetics. Saint Luke died at the end of the 10th century. The Church of Georgia commemorates him on 7 September (old style; 20 September new style).
Commemorated the same day September 7
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