Ambrose the Confessor | |
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His Holiness and Beatitude the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia | |
Born | Besarion Zosime Khelaia September 7, 1861 Martvili, Georgia |
Died | March 29, 1927 Tbilisi, Georgia |
Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 1995 by Georgian Orthodox Church |
Feast | March 16 (29) |
St. Ambrosius (Georgian: ამბროსი, Ambrosi) (September 7, 1861 – March 29, 1927) was a Georgian religious figure and scholar who served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1921 to 1927. Best known for his opposition to the Soviet regime, he was canonized in 1995 by the Georgian Orthodox Church as Saint Ambrosius the Confessor (ამბროსი აღმსარებელი, Ambrosi Aghmsarebeli).