Father Basil, jewel and enlightener of the Georgian Church
Born
c. 981
Died
c. 1040 Iviron monastery, Mount Athos
Venerated in
Georgian Orthodox Church
Feast
27 May
Basil, son of Bagrat (Georgian: ბასილი ბაგრატის ძე, romanized:basili bagrat'is dze) was an 11th-century Georgian monk and man of letters in the Kingdom of Georgia, frequently identified as a son of King Bagrat III. He was active at the Khakhuli Monastery. He is a saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
the Khakhuli hermitage in Klarjeti, where Basil dwelt. The 18th-century Georgian scholar Catholicos Anton I was the first to surmise that Basil was "the...
Khakhuli including BasilofKhakhuli, Ioane Khakhuleli, Davit Tbileli, and Giorgi Mtatsmindeli. Khakhuli Monastery was founded in the second half of the...
bore him a son: George I of Georgia. Other sources tell us of a second child, Basil, who was canonised as BasilofKhakhuli by the Georgian Orthodox Church...
official name of the country. Queen Tamar was the first female monarch (mepe) of Georgia. George IV, while relaxing in Kakheti, in the village of Velistsikhe...
booty, including the Caliph's standard, which Queen Tamar donated to the Khakhuli Monastery. After taking over the Shamkor fortress, David Soslan headed...
moved to another, at Khakhuli. Around 1022, George was sent to Constantinople where he mastered Greek and gained a profound knowledge of Byzantine theology...
Golden Theotokos of Khobi Monastery, with some precious stones taken by the communists Triptych ofKhakhuli Detail of the Khakhuli Triptych Atskuri Triptych...
died c. 1095. Miniature of Michael VII alongside Constantine X and Eudokia, c. 1060 Michael VII and Maria of Alania on the Khakhuli triptych, c. 1072. Michael VII...
behalf of Bagrat, and returned with a peace treaty, the dignity of curopalates and the Byzantine bride Helena (daughter of Romanos III's brother Basil) for...
monastery from the second half of the 10th century located in the historic province of Tao, now part of the territory of Turkey. The main church, dedicated...
congregation. One of the most valuable icons housed in the monastery was the Khakhuli triptych, which was enshrined in the Gelati Monastery from the 12th century...
pronunciation: [χandztʰa]) was a medieval Georgian monastery founded by Gregory of Khandzta in 782 AD. It has been identified as probably being the ruined monastery...
Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Klarjeti (modern-day Artvin Province of Turkey). The monastery is an illustration of the activity of St. Gregory's followers...
The following is an incomplete list of masters of Georgian calligraphy: List of Ottoman calligraphers List of Persian calligraphers ამონა ვახტანგ მოძარღულისძე...
singing, cloisonné enamel icons, such as the Khakhuli triptych, and the "Georgian cross-dome style" of architecture, which characterizes most medieval...
hybrid transitional style of support. The longitudinal walls of the western nave are articulated by a three-tiered arcade of columns and buttresses. A...
They are mentioned by Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, Ephrem the Syrian and John Chrysostom. In accordance with the traditional custom of the time, the Ottoman...
Turkish: Işhan) is a ruined Christian monastery in the territory of Turkey in the village of İşhan, Artvin province. The name Ishkhani derives from the word...
medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church of the Bishopric of Ancha, located near what is now the village of Anaçlı, Artvin Province, Turkey. Purportedly...
Dörtkilise, the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey. Otkhta is one of the large cathedrals in Tao-Klarjeti, with Oshki, Ishkhani and khakhuli, and one version...
of Sumbat I of Iberia. It is located high above the right bank of the Imerkhevi River. Doliskana, as a settlement, also predated the construction of the...
Barlaam destroyed the statue of Zeus and formed a community of Christian monks. In the early 6th century on the ruins of the ancient temple was built...
war of 1877–78. The Bana cathedral is located on the north bank of the Penek (Irlağaç) river near the village of Penek, in the Şenkaya district of Erzurum...
Materials of Nikolai Okunev’s Expedition of 1917 on the Wall Paintings of Parkhali. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles...