Saint David Garejeli

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Saint David Garejeli was a 6th-century Christian monk and one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, venerated as a major Georgian saint and founder of the David Gareja monastic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian Father
Christian monk
Georgian saint
monastic founder
saint
associatedWith David Gareja monastery complex NERFINISHED
Gareja desert region NERFINISHED
centuryActive 6th century
commemoratedBy liturgical services in the Georgian Orthodox Church
countryOfVeneration Georgia NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance important figure in Georgian Christian identity
one of the earliest monastic founders in Georgia
ethnicContext Assyrian monastic missionary to Georgia
feastType saint's feast
honorificPrefix Saint
knownFor ascetic life
founding the David Gareja monastic tradition
legacy central figure in the David Gareja monastic school
inspired later Georgian monastic communities
memberOf Thirteen Assyrian Fathers NERFINISHED
monasticTraditionFounded David Gareja monastic tradition
regionOfActivity Caucasus NERFINISHED
eastern Georgia
religion Christianity
role monastic teacher
spiritual leader
title Father David of Gareja NERFINISHED
tradition Eastern Christian monasticism
veneratedAs major Georgian saint
veneratedIn Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED

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David Gareja monastery complex foundedBy Saint David Garejeli