Her Excellency Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Georgia to Romania, along with Consul David Chachava, visited the Library of the Holy Synod on Friday, where they held discussions with Archimandrite Policarp Chițulescu, the director of the institution.
The purpose of the visit was to propose a continued partnership with the Library of the Holy Synod for organizing new cultural and educational projects this year, centered around the life and legacy of the Holy Hieromartyr Anthimos the Iberian.
In recent years, the Library of the Holy Synod and the Embassy of Georgia have co-organized several exhibitions, conferences, and film screenings dedicated to Saint Anthimos the Iberian and his contribution to Orthodox peoples’ cultural and spiritual development.
About Saint Anthimos the Iberian
Saint Anthimos the Iberian (1650–1716), born in Georgia (then known as Iberia), was a hierarch, scholar, printer, and martyr of the Orthodox Church.
Captured and enslaved by the Ottomans, he later found refuge in Wallachia, where his deep faith, intellect, and mastery of printing and languages led to his rapid rise within the Romanian Church.
He served as Bishop of Râmnic and later as Metropolitan of Wallachia. A key promoter of Romanian as a liturgical language, Saint Anthimos established printing presses, authored theological and moral works, and translated numerous texts, significantly shaping Romanian Orthodox spirituality and national identity.
For his firm stance against corruption and his deep commitment to Orthodoxy, he was martyred in 1716. Today, he is revered in both the Romanian and Georgian Orthodox Churches as a bridge between cultures and a shining example of spiritual courage.
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