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Vakhtang I of Iberia
King of Iberia (440-502)
SaintKingdom of IberiaPre-congregation
Born
442
Died
502
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Vakhtang I Gorgasali (Georgian: ვახტანგ I გორგასალი, romanized: vakht'ang I gorgasali; c. 439 or 443 – 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Iberia, natively known as Kartli (eastern Georgia) in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Razhden the Protomartyr Saint“457 AD) was a 5th-century Persian nobleman in the service of the Georgian king Vakhtang I of Iberia and a convert to Christianity who was executed by the Sassanid military in Iberia.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q359956 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Vakhtang I (CC BY-SA)
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