Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze

Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze (Georgian: ცხრა ძმა ხერხეულიძე), along with their mother and sister, were killed at the Battle of Marabda on 1 July 1625.[1] All of them were canonized as martyrs.[2]

Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their Mother and Sister
Icon of Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their Mother and Sister
Died1 July 1625
Marabda
FeastAugust 3 (16)
  • The grave of Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their mother and sister
    The grave of Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their mother and sister
  • Church in Marabda, where are buried Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their mother and sister
    Church in Marabda, where are buried Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their mother and sister

See also

References
  1. "Linguocultural features of the number nine". The international scientific and pedagogical organization of philologists "East-West". 2018. doi:10.33739/2587-5434-2021-3-1-11-25. ISSN 2587-5434.
  2. Alasania, Giuli (2006). "Twenty Centuries of christianity in Georgia". IBSU Scientific Journal. 1 (1): 117–129.
  • Essays on the History of Georgia, fourth volume, Tbilisi, 1974
  • Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, eleventh volume, Tbilisi 1987
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