Three Hundred Laz Martyrs | |
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| Died | 1600-1620 Lazistan |
| Venerated in | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 29 April (12 May) |
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The Three Hundred Laz Martyrs (Georgian: სამასი ლაზი მოწამე, romanized: samasi lazi mots'ame, Laz: სუმოში ლაზი თისჲაფე, sumoşi lazi tisyape), also known as Holy Martyrs of Lazeti,[1][2] are saints of the Georgian Orthodox Church, who were put to death for not renouncing Christianity by the Ottoman Empire between the years 1600 and 1620. The Georgian church commemorates them on 18 September (O.S. 10 October).
References
- ^ April 29/May 12 Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ^ Martyrs of Lazeti. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
Source
- Zakaria Machitadze (2006). "Lives of the Georgian Saints". St. Herman Press, P.O. Box 70, Platina, CA 96076
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