Martyr

Holy Martyr Queen Ketevan

September 13 Old CalendarSeptember 26 New Calendar

Life

Queen of Kakheti. She suffered as a Christian at the hands of Shah Abbas I in the year 1624. By the order of the shah, a red-hot cauldron was placed upon her head. Her son Teimuraz, King of Georgia, placed her relics beneath the altar of the Alaverdi Cathedral in Georgia.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 13. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on September 13

The Consecration of the Church of Christ's Resurrection Commemoration Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion Hierarch Holy Martyrs Macrovius and Gordian Martyr Venerable Hierotheus Venerable

The full reading for September 13 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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