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Today we celebrate the Venerable Confessor Gabriel Urgebadze the Fool for Christ of Georgia. Saint Gabriel is one of the holiest people to have lived in the 20th century. Born and having lived his whole life in Georgia, Saint Gabriel was an extraordinary person even from his childhood. He often carried sticks and ran with them held up in the air, and birds would flock to sit on the child's sticks. He was first introduced to the faith at the age of 7 as he grew up in an atheistic communist society where orthodoxy was shunned. At the age of 12, he had a vision of an evil spirit which tried to scare him as the evil one was tired of his prayerful state. The young Saint was not phased by the vision, but only strengthened his faith in God. Growing up, he dedicated his whole life to Christ to the point where even his mother, who was a Christian, demanded him to "act like normal boys". He was often ridiculed for his faith and even suffered torture from the communist party, leaving him half dead. He spent much time at monasteries and eventually became a monk, but the trials did not end there. The communists could not stand his preaching and ordered that he be admitted to a mental asylum. This did not stop his fervour however. Once when conversing with a fellow Georgian who followed Hinduism, he performed a similar miracle as did Saint Spyridon at the first Ecumenical Council - he held bread which at the name of the Holy Trinity, turned into fire, wheat, and water. Towards the end of his life, he lived at a hermit and was often seen conversing with people that were not seen by others. On November 2nd 1995, the Holy Elder gave up his soul to the Lord, having served Him from the age of 12. May the venerable confessor intercede for us always + #saint #gabriel #confessor #foolforchrist #georgia #ascetic #prayer #love #child #young #communist #trinity #holy #holytrinity #spyridon #stspyridon #stgabriel #saintgabriel #orthodox (at Mtskheta • მცხეთა) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckbpeq8Law4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Psalm 149:6-7 Link: bible-illustrated.blogspot.com/2018/09/psalm-1496-7.html Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; This illustration was made possible thanks to the generous donation of Samuel Brooke; consider pledging at: www.patreon.com/BibleIllustrated

Today we celebrate the Venerable Confessor Gabriel Urgebadze the Fool for Christ of Georgia. Saint Gabriel is one of the holiest people to have lived in the 20th century. Born and having lived his whole life in Georgia, Saint Gabriel was an extraordinary person even from his childhood. He often carried sticks and ran with them held up in the air, and birds would flock to sit on the child's sticks. He was first introduced to the faith at the age of 7 as he grew up in an atheistic communist society where orthodoxy was shunned. At the age of 12, he had a vision of an evil spirit which tried to scare him as the evil one was tired of his prayerful state. The young Saint was not phased by the vision, but only strengthened his faith in God. Growing up, he dedicated his whole life to Christ to the point where even his mother, who was a Christian, demanded him to "act like normal boys". He was often ridiculed for his faith and even suffered torture from the communist party, leaving him half dead. He spent much time at monasteries and eventually became a monk, but the trials did not end there. The communists could not stand his preaching and ordered that he be admitted to a mental asylum. This did not stop his fervour however. Once when conversing with a fellow Georgian who followed Hinduism, he performed a similar miracle as did Saint Spyridon at the first Ecumenical Council - he held bread which at the name of the Holy Trinity, turned into fire, wheat, and water. Towards the end of his life, he lived at a hermit and was often seen conversing with people that were not seen by others. On November 2nd 1995, the Holy Elder gave up his soul to the Lord, having served Him from the age of 12. May the venerable confessor intercede for us always + #saint #gabriel #confessor #foolforchrist #georgia #ascetic #prayer #love #child #young #communist #trinity #holy #holytrinity #spyridon #stspyridon #stgabriel #saintgabriel #orthodox #sophia (at Mtskheta • მცხეთა) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvb5vdM04e/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today we celebrate the Venerable Confessor Gabriel Urgebadze the Fool for Christ of Georgia. Saint Gabriel is one of the holiest people to have lived in the 20th century. Born and having lived his whole life in Georgia, Saint Gabriel was an extraordinary person even from his childhood. He often carried sticks and ran with them held up in the air, and birds would flock to sit on the child's sticks. He was first introduced to the faith at the age of 7 as he grew up in an atheistic communist society where orthodoxy was shunned. At the age of 12, he had a vision of an evil spirit which tried to scare him as the evil one was tired of his prayerful state. The young Saint was not phased by the vision, but only strengthened his faith in God. Growing up, he dedicated his whole life to Christ to the point where even his mother, who was a Christian, demanded him to "act like normal boys". He was often ridiculed for his faith and even suffered torture from the communist party, leaving him half dead. He spent much time at monasteries and eventually became a monk, but the trials did not end there. The communists could not stand his preaching and ordered that he be admitted to a mental asylum. This did not stop his fervour however. Once when conversing with a fellow Georgian who followed Hinduism, he performed a similar miracle as did Saint Spyridon at the first Ecumenical Council - he held bread which at the name of the Holy Trinity, turned into fire, wheat, and water. Towards the end of his life, he lived at a hermit and was often seen conversing with people that were not seen by others. On November 2nd 1995, the Holy Elder gave up his soul to the Lord, having served Him from the age of 12. May the venerable confessor intercede for us always + #saint #gabriel #confessor #foolforchrist #georgia #ascetic #prayer #love #child #young #communist #trinity #holy #holytrinity #spyridon #stspyridon #stgabriel #saintgabriel #orthodox #sophia

Reggio Emilia (Emilia). Church of the Christ. Piazzale Roversi. Baroque. St. Spyridon. Catholic oratory then sold to the Romanian Orthodox church (2011), which holds its celebrations, but also educational and recreational activities. The exterior of the church was in total renovation. In the apse there is a fresco of the Crucifix by an anonymous artist from Reggio, created for the plague of 1630. In 1761 the church was restored by Cavallari. The scenic façade is interesting. The interior was partly adapted to the Orthodox rite. #churchofthechrist #roversi #baroque #stspyridon #oratory #reggioemilia #instareggioemilia #romanian #orthodox #renovation #crucifix #anonymus #cavallari #scenic #sanspiridione #ritoortodosso #ducational #instatravel #travelling #tourism #tourist #instatraveling #mytravelgram #travelgram #travelingram #estremisti #ilmiolibro #sovversivi #massimopistis #alettieditore Information for the purchase of my new book "Estremisti!": the book at a cost of 12.00 euros (120 pages), can be ordered in bookstores (ISBN 978-88-591-5719-9 - Publisher Aletti) or online on the page http://www.alettieditore.it/emersi/2019/pistis.html from the link below. https://www.instagram.com/p/By80pMGoEve/?igshid=1l92zdvoy49dn

St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Palos Heights, IL. #stspyridongreekchurch #stspyridon #stspyridonchurch #greekorthodoxchurch #greekchurch #orthodoxchurch #byzantineiconography #bysantinechurch #palosheights #palosheightsillinois #palosheightsil #iconography #iatros7 (at Saint Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br_z2YzgyhA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1slsj4fkgplp9

St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Palos Heights, IL. #stspyridongreekchurch #stspyridon #stspyridonchurch #greekorthodoxchurch #greekchurch #orthodoxchurch #byzantineiconography #bysantinechurch #palosheights #palosheightsillinois #palosheightsil #iconography #iatros7 (at Saint Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br_zmpsAvQJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9d6vyy7w2iw2

Χρόνια Πολλά Σπύρο μου. Να χαιρεσε την γιορτή σου με υγεία και αγάπη #happynameday #stspyridon #corfuisland #holiday #ayiosstefanosbeach https://www.instagram.com/p/BrSd4wDneR1tctgGxcEjbdN_vEudR7xtQ1J88Y0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3x19ukatitom