Joseph of Alaverdi explained

Joseph of Alaverdi
Titles:Abbot and Monk
Birth Date:6th century
Birth Place:Antioch, Syria
Death Date:c. 590
Death Place:Alaverdi Monastery, Georgia
Feast Day:September 15
Venerated In:Georgian Orthodox Church
Catholic Church
Honorific Prefix:Saint

Joseph of Alaverdi (Georgian: იოსებ ალავერდელი|tr) was a saint who founded a monastery in Alaverdi and served as abbot. A native of Syria, he was a disciple of John of Zedazeni and one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers. He is mentioned in Bessarion's The Saints of Georgia. His feast day is celebrated on September 15.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Patron Saints Index: Saint Joseph Abibos . 2009-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211212504/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintjb5.htm . 2009-02-11 .
  2. Web site: John . Saint Joseph of Alaverdi, One of the Thirteen Holy Syrian Fathers (+ 570) . 2023-02-09.