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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Right-⁠Believing

Mary Dapanchuli

Wife of Gabriel Dapanchuli

The wife of Gabriel Dapanchuli, of Klarjeti; canonized in 2003 by the Church of Georgia.

Feast
October 5old style October 18
Era
9th century
Place
Klarjeti
Order
Right-Believing Rulers

Life

The righteous Mary (ninth century) was the wife of the nobleman Gabriel Dapanchuli, of Klarjeti, called in the Life of Gregory "God-⁠loving." She is venerated as a saint in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers and Mothers of Klarjeti of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, canonized in October 2002 (by other data in 2003); she is commemorated on 5 October (old calendar).

The Life of Venerable Gregory of Khandzta, written in 951 by George Merchule, says that she was the first to meet Gregory in those lands, gave him due honour and told her husband about him. No other details of her life survive.

Commemorated the same day October 5