Shio of Mgvime | |
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Bishop, Preacher | |
Born | Antioch, Byzantine Empire |
Died | Mtskheta, Kingdom of Iberia |
Venerated in |
Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Shio-Mgvime monastery |
Feast | May 22 |
Patronage | Georgia |
Shio of Mgvime ( Georgian: შიო მღვიმელი, romanized: shio mghvimeli; lit. 'Shio the caveman' or 'Shio of the Cave' [1]) ( fl. 6th century) was an anchorite, desert father, thaumaturgus and one of the thirteen Assyrian apostles of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia. He is venerated as a saint who introduced the notion of a strict ascetic life to the Georgian Church. [2]
He was born in Antioch. At the age of 20, he became a disciple of the famous hermit John of Zedazeni, [3] distributed his property to peasants and monasteries, and became a monk himself. [4] In the middle of the 6th century, he lived in Mtskheta. Monk Shio separated from his brethren and founded the Shio-Mgvime monastery on Sarkine mountain. [5] [6] Initially, Shio lived in a small cave, which was converted into a church around the 9th century, the monastery became a large organization during the time of Shio. [7] On his own initiative, the first church named after John the Baptist was built here. Shio performed an extraordinary feats of endurance, [8] by spending the last years of his life in total seclusion, in a 12 metre deep cave, [9] he was buried there. [10] His feast day is on May 22.
Shio of Mgvime | |
---|---|
Bishop, Preacher | |
Born | Antioch, Byzantine Empire |
Died | Mtskheta, Kingdom of Iberia |
Venerated in |
Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Shio-Mgvime monastery |
Feast | May 22 |
Patronage | Georgia |
Shio of Mgvime ( Georgian: შიო მღვიმელი, romanized: shio mghvimeli; lit. 'Shio the caveman' or 'Shio of the Cave' [1]) ( fl. 6th century) was an anchorite, desert father, thaumaturgus and one of the thirteen Assyrian apostles of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia. He is venerated as a saint who introduced the notion of a strict ascetic life to the Georgian Church. [2]
He was born in Antioch. At the age of 20, he became a disciple of the famous hermit John of Zedazeni, [3] distributed his property to peasants and monasteries, and became a monk himself. [4] In the middle of the 6th century, he lived in Mtskheta. Monk Shio separated from his brethren and founded the Shio-Mgvime monastery on Sarkine mountain. [5] [6] Initially, Shio lived in a small cave, which was converted into a church around the 9th century, the monastery became a large organization during the time of Shio. [7] On his own initiative, the first church named after John the Baptist was built here. Shio performed an extraordinary feats of endurance, [8] by spending the last years of his life in total seclusion, in a 12 metre deep cave, [9] he was buried there. [10] His feast day is on May 22.