St. Abo of Tbilisi

died 786 · Tbilisi · Feast January 8

Abo was a young Arab perfume-maker from Baghdad who came to Tbilisi in the service of a Georgian prince. He learned Georgian, came to love the faith of the people around him, and was baptized. When he refused to return to Islam, he was beheaded and his body burned and thrown into the river Kura. He is the patron of Tbilisi.

Feast: January 8 (New Calendar)
Lived: died 786
Place: Tbilisi

Open on the globe Patron saint page All of Orthodox World

Also here

Georgian Patriarchate St. Tamar the Great of Georgia St. Ilia the Righteous St. Nina, Enlightener of Georgia Svetitskhoveli Cathedral St. Gabriel of Georgia

Walk with the saints, together

The Eastern Cross is an Orthodox Christian community on Discord, with a daily bulletin that tells you what today’s fast allows.

Request Entry