Saints of Orthodoxy

St. ShioMgvime

the Anchorite

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“...severing all ties with the outside world, he withdrew into a hermit’s life in a deep, dark cave, where food was lowered to him on a rope.”
St. Shio Mgvime

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

Unknown

Antioch, Syria

Death

6th century

Georgia

History

Group
Unknown

Life path

  • Monk
  • Distributed possessions

Undertakings & Callings

  • Preaching
  • Mountain-dwelling
  • Anchorism
  • Founding a monastery

God's Gifts

  • Healing

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