Saint Abibos of Nekresi

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Saint Abibos of Nekresi was an early Christian bishop and missionary in eastern Georgia, venerated as a saint for his role in spreading Christianity and opposing pagan practices in the region.

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Saint Abibos of Nekresi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Georgian Orthodox saint
bishop
missionary
associatedWith Kakheti region NERFINISHED
Nekresi Monastery NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
commemoratedIn Georgian hagiography
countryOfActivity Georgia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Iberia NERFINISHED
deathCause martyrdom
deathManner killed for his faith
ethnicGroup Georgians NERFINISHED
hasOccupation bishop
missionary
hasTitle Bishop
Confessor
honoredAs defender of the Christian faith in Georgia
honorificPrefix Saint
knownFor missionary work in Kakheti
opposing pagan practices
spreading Christianity in eastern Georgia
languageOfLiturgicalVeneration Georgian
movement early Christianity
opposed fire-worship
paganism
placeOfActivity Kakheti NERFINISHED
Nekresi NERFINISHED
eastern Georgia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Nekresi NERFINISHED
region Caucasus
religion Christianity
roleIn Christianization of Georgia
timePeriod early medieval period
tradition Eastern Orthodox hagiography
typeOfSaint hieromartyr
veneratedAs saint
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED

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Nekresi Monastery foundedBy Saint Abibos of Nekresi