Abo of Tiflis القديس أبو التفليسي | |
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Born | Unknown (8th century) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | About 6 January 786 Tbilisi, Emirate of Tbilisi |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy Catholic Church |
Feast | 8 January |
Abo of Tiflis (Arabic: أبو التفليسي, romanized: Abu al-Tiflisi; Georgian: აბო თბილელი, romanized: abo tbileli; c. 756 – 6 January 786) was a Christian martyr of Arab origin, who went on to practice his faith in what is now Tbilisi, the capital of present-day Georgia.