SAINT
saint-shio-of-mgvime
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Shio of Mgvime, sometimes known as Simeon of Mgvime, was a 6th century anchorite, desert father, thaumaturgus and one of the thirteen Assyrian apostles of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia. He is venerated as a saint who introduced the notion of a strict ascetic life to the Georgian Church.
feast Day
05-22
patronages
- Georgia
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
22

