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The Georgian version of the Dionysian corpus, attributed to Petrus Iberus (5th–6th c.), is a translation of the pseudepigraphical Greek works of Pseudo-Dionysius the Are…

The (Pseudo-)Macarian Epistles and Speeches (Makar) is an Old Georgian hagiographical collection attributed to Macarius of Egypt (4th century) but likely redacted betwee…

The Georgian version of Asterius of Amasea's encomium on Phocas of Sinope survives in a single 10th–11th century manuscript (Tbilisi A-95). The Greek original is lost, m…

This volume collects anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic texts, likely compiled for monastic or liturgical reading. The edition is based on the titus corpus, which digit…

This anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic collection, preserved in a single manuscript witness, compiles texts about saints venerated in Georgian monastic circles. The wo…

This anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic collection, preserved in a single 10th-century manuscript with lacunae and corrections, compiles vitae of ascetics and martyrs.…

This volume is a collection of anonymous hagiographic texts in Old Georgian, likely compiled for liturgical reading in a monastic setting. The register is narrative and…

This volume, the fifth in a series of hagiographic collections, contains Old Georgian saints' lives preserved in a single manuscript tradition. The texts, dated paleogra…

This volume collects hagiographic texts attributed to Antoni I (1720–1788), Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, and anonymous authors, preserved in the TITUS Old Georgian c…

This Old Georgian compilation of the passions, miracles, praises, and offices of George the Greatmartyr survives in a single manuscript and is dated by linguistic and li…

The Old Georgian version of Gregory of Nazianzus’ Vita Basili Magni is a hagiographic encomium celebrating the life and virtues of Basil the Great, composed shortly afte…

The Old Georgian version of Gregory of Nyssa's homilies on the Song of Songs is a translation from a lost Greek original, likely produced in a medieval monastic setting.…

This entry describes an anonymous, undated hagiographical and homiletic text preserved solely in the Georgian manuscript 'Mamata scavlani'. The work survives in a single…

This dossier examines an anonymous collection of hagiographical and homiletic texts preserved in two Old Georgian reader manuscripts (Readers I and II). Compiled for lit…

The Keimena redaction (vol. I) is a late medieval Georgian compilation of anonymous hagiographical texts, likely produced in a monastic center. Its manuscript tradition…

The Keimena redaction (vol. II) is a modern compilation of anonymous Georgian hagiographical texts, assembled in the 20th century from earlier sources. The constituent n…

This dossier concerns a set of anonymous Old Georgian hagiographical texts edited by I. Imnaishvili. The work survives in a single manuscript copied no earlier than the…

This anonymous Georgian hagiography, edited by K. Kekelidze, survives in a single manuscript and recounts the legendary life of Makarios, a desert father. The narrative…

This hagiographical text, edited by S. Qubaneishvili and published in the TITUS series, survives in a single Old Georgian manuscript of uncertain date and provenance. Th…

This dossier concerns an anonymous Old Georgian hagiographical text preserved in a single Sinai manuscript, likely copied at the Monastery of St. Catherine. The work sur…

This dossier concerns anonymous hagiographical texts from Georgian synaxaria, as edited by K. Kekelidze. Synaxaria are liturgical collections of saints' lives arranged b…

The Old Georgian version of John Damascene's Dialectica is a translation of the philosophical introduction to his 'Fount of Knowledge', adapting Greek logical terms into…

The Legenda Pancratii Taorminensis is an anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic text recounting the life of Pancratius, a missionary bishop of Taormina in Sicily. The work…

The Vita of Symeon Salos, attributed to Leontius of Neapolis, is a hagiography of a 6th-century Syrian holy fool. The Greek original is lost; the text survives in a 10th…

The Martyrium 40 martyrum Sebastae is an Old Georgian hagiographic text recounting the martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, traditionally dated to 320 CE under Emp…

The Martyrium of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is an Old Georgian hagiographic text recounting the execution of forty Christian soldiers in Sebaste (modern Sivas, Turkey)…

The Martyrium Hadriani et Anatoliae is an anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic account of the martyrdom of Hadrianus and his wife Anatolia. Preserved in a single manuscri…

The Martyrium Speusippi, Elasippi, Melasippi is an anonymous hagiographic account of three brothers martyred in Cappadocia during the Diocletianic persecution (c. 303–31…

The Martyrium Theodori, Iuliani, Eubuli, Malcamonis, Mocimi et Salamanis is an anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic text that recounts the passion of six martyrs—Theodore…

This work comprises Metaphrastical hagiographical texts for November, translated into Old Georgian from the Greek Menologion compiled by Symeon Metaphrastes around 980–9…

This dossier concerns an anonymous Georgian hagiographical text edited by K. Kekelidze, conventionally attributed to the Metaphrastian corpus. The work survives in a sin…

This Old Georgian hagiographical text, preserved in a single manuscript witness (TITUS-1) dated palaeographically and linguistically to the 10th–11th centuries, recounts…

This anonymous hagiographical text survives only in ms. A 95, a Georgian hagiographical miscellany dated palaeographically to the 10th–11th centuries. The composition da…

This anonymous hagiographical text, preserved in the Georgian manuscript Ath. 8 (57) from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos, is a translation from a lost Greek origina…

The Synaxarium ibericum is an anonymous Old Georgian collection of short saints' lives arranged by the liturgical calendar, used in the Georgian Orthodox tradition. Surv…

The Vita Antonii Ravakha is an anonymous Old Georgian hagiography preserved in a single manuscript within the TITUS collection. It recounts the life of an otherwise unat…

The Old Georgian Vita Dionysii Areopagitae is a hagiographical narrative that blends the legendary apostolic connections of Dionysius the Areopagite with local Athenian…

The Old Georgian Vita Dionysii Areopagitae is a hagiographical work recounting the life of Dionysius the Areopagite, a 1st-century Athenian convert of Paul. It survives…

The anonymous Old Georgian Vita Ioannis Chrysostomi is a hagiographical translation of a Greek life of John Chrysostom (d. 407). It survives in a single manuscript (Tbil…

The Vita Ioannis Edessensis is an anonymous hagiographic account of John of Edessa, a monastic figure whose historical identity is uncertain. The text survives only in a…

The Vita Iohannis Zedazadnensis, Red. A is an anonymous Old Georgian hagiographic work recounting the life of John of Zedazeni, a 6th-century Syrian ascetic who, accordi…

This hagiographical account narrates the life of John of Zedazeni, one of the Thirteen Syrian Fathers credited with introducing monasticism to Georgia. The text follows…

The anonymous Georgian apocryphon conventionally titled 'Adam and Eve' survives in a single 10th–11th century manuscript (Tbilisi, A-95) from the Iviron monastery on Mou…

This Old Georgian apocryphon, preserved in a single 10th-century manuscript (Tbilisi, A-95), recounts a martyrdom of the apostle Philip. The narrative follows apostles e…

The Caverna Thesaurorum (Cave of Treasures) is an anonymous apocryphon preserved only in Old Georgian manuscripts, likely translated from Syriac or Armenian intermediari…

This anonymous Georgian apocryphon recounts Joseph of Arimathaea building the first church in Lydda. The sole witness is a medieval Georgian manuscript (Titus edition) w…

The Georgian Martyrdom of Thomas is an apocryphal martyrdom narrative recounting the death of the apostle Thomas. It survives in a single Georgian manuscript (Tbilisi, A…

The Martyrium Theclae is an anonymous apocryphon recounting the martyrdom of Thecla, a companion of Paul. The Old Georgian version survives in a single fragmentary manus…

This dossier concerns a minor Georgian apocryphon related to the New Testament, preserved in a single manuscript (Hollis 990010188200203941) copied no earlier than the 1…

The Georgian version of the Acta Pilati, traditionally attributed to Nicodemus, is an apocryphal Passion narrative that survives in at least five manuscripts, the earlie…

The Protoevangelium Jacobi, an apocryphal infancy gospel from the late 2nd century CE, narrates the birth and early life of the Virgin Mary, including the miraculous con…

The Old Georgian translation of Basil of Caesarea's Homiliae (Bas.Caes.) preserves a corpus of fourth-century Greek homilies adapted for Georgian monastic and liturgical…

The Georgian version of Ephrem Syrus's Homilies survives in manuscripts from the 10th–11th centuries, translated from Syriac via Armenian intermediaries. These homilies…

John of Bolnisi's Sermons (Io.Boln.) is a collection of homilies in Old Georgian, preserved in a single acephalous and lacunose manuscript. Traditionally dated to the la…

This anonymous homily, preserved in a single Georgian manuscript dated palaeographically to the 10th–11th centuries, survives without author or title. Its liturgical-hom…

The Acta Monasterii Iberorum is a liturgical text from the Georgian tradition, preserved in the Titus edition. It is a formal, ritual work intended for monastic use, sur…

Andrew of Crete's homily 'On Vanity' is a Byzantine ascetic discourse warning against worldly pride and transience, preserved in a single Old Georgian manuscript. The te…

Barsabas of Jerusalem, On Christ and the Churches is a liturgical text preserved solely in a single Old Georgian manuscript (Titus 1.1.1.1). Traditionally attributed to…

The Old Georgian translation of Basil the Great's Letters and Liturgy survives in multiple medieval manuscripts, reflecting a complex transmission with several recension…

This homily on the burial of Christ, attributed to Epiphanius of Cyprus, blends exegetical reflection with hortatory address for Holy Saturday. The Georgian version surv…

The Old Georgian translation of Gregory of Nazianzus’ Speeches survives only within the Mravaltavi (homiliary) manuscript tradition, where liturgical excerpting shaped b…

The Old Georgian homily 'On Nativity,' attributed to Gregory of Nyssa, survives in a single 10th-century manuscript (Sinai georg. 32) and was translated from a lost Gree…

The Old Georgian version of Gregory of Nyssa's 'On the Making of Man' is attributed to the 11th-century translator George the Athonite, active at the Iviron monastery on…

The Old Georgian version of Gregory of Nyssa's 'On Virginity' survives in a single manuscript (Tbilisi, A-95) and shows signs of translation from a lost Greek exemplar,…

The Old Georgian version of Gregory of Nyssa’s works survives in several manuscripts, reflecting a complex transmission from Greek originals via Armenian intermediaries.…

The Heirmologion with Neumes (Nevmirebuli dzlispirni) is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical manuscript containing heirmoi (model stanzas) and theotokia for the odes of…

The Heirmologion with Theotokia (Dzlispirni with Theotokia) is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical manuscript preserved in the Dzlispirni tradition. It combines a heirm…

This dossier concerns the Georgian translation of a homily for the Feast of the Hypapante (Presentation of the Lord), attributed to Hesychius of Jerusalem (d. after 451)…

The Hymnographical material from menologies (Hymn.Mat.Men.) comprises Old Georgian liturgical hymns for saints' feasts, transmitted in menologies compiled from the 10th…

The Hymns for the Athos Saints is an anonymous collection of liturgical hymns in Old Georgian, preserved in a single manuscript from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos,…

These anonymous hymns, attributed to Ioane Minchkhi in the colophon, survive only in Sinai manuscripts and are liturgical in nature, likely for monastic use. They exhibi…

The poems of Ioane Minchkhi are liturgical hymns in Old Georgian, likely composed for festal or sanctoral use. They survive in a single manuscript tradition with no know…

Ioane Zosime's Calendar is a liturgical calendar attributed to the Georgian monk Ioane Zosime, listing feasts and commemorations with hymns and readings. It survives in…

The Calendar of Ioane Zosime is a tenth-century Georgian liturgical calendar preserved in a single palimpsest manuscript (Sinai georg. 34) copied by the monk Ioane Zosim…

The Old Georgian version of John Chrysostom's Liturgy survives in multiple manuscripts from the 9th–10th centuries, reflecting a complex transmission from Greek original…

The Old Georgian text of 'Christus Oriens Orientium' survives in a single manuscript (H-2123) and is traditionally attributed to John Chrysostom. The work is a liturgica…

The Old Georgian version of John Chrysostom's homily 'De ieiunio et Iona' survives in a single manuscript and was adapted for liturgical reading, likely during Lent. The…

This dossier concerns the Old Georgian version of John Chrysostom's homilies on penance, continence, and virginity, translated by George the Athonite in the mid-11th cen…

The 'Pearl' (margaliti) is a Georgian liturgical florilegium traditionally attributed to John Chrysostom (Ioane Ok'ropiri). Surviving in a single Old Georgian manuscript…

The Old Georgian version of John Damascene's De nativitate Domini is a liturgical homily for the feast of the Nativity, preserved in Georgian Menaia manuscripts. Transla…

The Georgian version of John Damascene's Encomium of John Chrysostom survives in a single 10th–11th-century manuscript (Sinai georg. 34), likely translated from a lost G…

The Sermons of John of Bolnisi (Io.Boln.) is a rare early Georgian homiletic cycle preserved in a single 10th-century manuscript, likely from the Sinai Georgian corpus.…

The Menaion for September (George the Athonite's version) is a Georgian liturgical book containing hymns, prayers, and readings for September according to the Byzantine…

Mikael Modrekili's Hymnography is a collection of liturgical hymns in archaic Old Georgian, preserved in a single 10th–11th century manuscript. The corpus reflects the c…

The excerpts from Mikael Modrekili's hymnography present Old Georgian liturgical poetry from the 10th–11th centuries. Modrekili was a central figure in the medieval Geor…

The Offices for the Deceased (Athos aghapebi) is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical text preserved in manuscripts from the Iveron monastery on Mount Athos. It contains…

The Offices for the Deceased (Jerusalem aghapebi) is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical manuscript preserving a Jerusalemite tradition of commemorative services for th…

The Homilia in Apostolos attributed to Severianus of Gabala is a liturgical homily for the commemoration of the apostles, preserved in an Old Georgian translation. The t…

The Sinai Iadgari (Udzvelesi Iadgari) is the earliest known collection of Georgian hymnography, preserved in a single tenth-century manuscript from St. Catherine's Monas…

The *Sasuliero Poezia* (Spiritual Poetry) is an anonymous collection of Old Georgian liturgical poems, preserved in a single manuscript tradition with lacunae and varian…

The Old Georgian text of St. Jacob's Liturgy survives in a single 10th-century manuscript (Sinai georg. 40), copied from an earlier exemplar. Attributed traditionally to…

The Liturgy of St. Jacob is an anonymous liturgical text preserved in a single Old Georgian manuscript, attributed ambiguously to either James the Just or James of Nisib…

The sermons attributed to St. Nino are cast as first-person exhortations and apostrophes to the Georgian people, employing a register typical of hagiographic homily. Tra…

This dossier examines an anonymous Georgian synodal record from St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, preserved as a palimpsest. The text lists souls for commemoration…

The Synodal Records from Tbeti are a set of liturgical commemorative entries preserved in a single manuscript from the monastery of Tbeti in Tao-Klarjeti. The manuscript…

The Great Synaxarion is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical compilation of saints' lives and commemorations arranged by the church calendar. It survives in a single 10t…

The Klarjeti Polycephalion (Klarjuli mravaltavi) is a 10th-century Georgian liturgical manuscript from the Klarjeti scriptorium, a major center of medieval Georgian mona…

The Paris lectionary is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical manuscript, surviving in a single copy from the 10th–11th centuries. It preserves a pre-Schism Constantinopo…

The Sinai Polycephalion (Sinuri mravaltavi) is an anonymous Old Georgian liturgical collection of homiletic readings for movable and immovable feasts of the church year.…