SAINT
saint-john-tornike
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
John Tornike, also known as Tornike Eristavi was a retired Georgian general and monk who came to be better known as a founder of the formerly Georgian Orthodox Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos in modern-day northeastern Greece.
feast Day
06-12
patronages
- Georgia Mount Athos
birth Date
920
death Date
985
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
6
feast Day Of Month
12