Nicholas V | |
|---|---|
| His Holiness and Beatitude, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia | |
| Church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nikoloz Bagrationi 1529 |
| Died | 1591 |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Parents | Levan of Kakheti and Tinatin Gurieli |
| Occupation | Catholicos-Patriarch |
| Profession | Theologian |
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St. Nicholas V, also known as Nicholas VIII (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ V/VIII, Nikoloz; c. 1529 – 1591) was the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia from 28 February 1584 to 1591. He was born into the Bagrationi dynasty of Kakheti, a son of King Levan (r. 1520–1574). He was canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church as the Holy Father Nicholas the Catholicos of Georgia, his feast day marked on 18 February (N.S.: 2 March).[1]
- ^ "St Nicholas the Catholicos of Georgia". Lives of all saints commemorated on February 18. The Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 2 August 2013.