According to the Georgian Vita of Prochorus, he was born in the Kingdom of the Iberians under the name of George of Shavsheti (Georgian: გიორგი შავშელი, romanized:giorgi shavsheli) and was raised in the local monastery, where he became a monk, and later a priest. Around 1010–1015, aged 30, Prochorus would leave for the Holy Land. He would stay for number of years in the Lavra of Saint Sabas.[2][3]
Prochorus later would move to Jerusalem in an attempt to gather his Georgian compatriots who were scattered throughout the Palestinian monasteries. Per Vita, Prochorus would construct the monastery in 1064[4] by the order of the King Bagrat IV of Georgia[5] and his donations brought to the Holy Land by George the Hagiorite.[6][7]
In these times the blessed Prochorus, according to the wish of the pious king Bagrat, constructed the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem... Afterwards, with God's providence, he started to build the monastery on the western side, that holds a name of Holy Cross. He built the church and decorated it with ornaments of all kinds. And he collected the ascetic brothers, they were nearly eighty. He gave them a rule and the canons similar to those of Saint Sabas. And afterwards he built a hostel for pilgrims, spacious and beautiful. And when with the help of God he achieved all these things, his body became weak from works and years. Then he chose one of his disciples, George, and made him superior... After that, he took with him two of his disciples, a priest and a monk, and went to the Arnon desert. Soon he left this world to meet the Lord.[8]
Tchekhanovets, Yana (2018) The Caucasian Archaeology of the Holy Land, Armenian, Georgian and Albanian Communities Between the Fourth and Eleventh Centuries CE, Brill Publishers, ISBN978-90-04-36555-1
January 01, 1970
prochorus, iberian, georgian, პროხორე, ქართველი, romanized, rokhore, kartveli, 1066, georgian, monk, founder, monastery, cross, jerusalem, saintan, original, fresco, prochorus, from, monastery, cross, wall, moved, svetitskhoveli, cathedral, kept, icon, jerusal. Prochorus the Iberian Georgian პროხორე ქართველი romanized p rokhore kartveli c 985 1066 1 was a Georgian monk and founder of the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem SaintProchorus the IberianAn original fresco of Prochorus from Monastery of the Cross It was cut out of the wall and moved to Svetitskhoveli Cathedral now kept as an icon Jerusalemite FatherBornc 985Kingdom of the IberiansDied1066Wadi Mujib present day Jordan Venerated inGeorgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox ChurchMajor shrineMonastery of the CrossFeastFebruary 12PatronageGeorgia Monastery of the Cross Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 BibliographyLife edit nbsp Menologium written by Prochorus in Nuskhuri AD 1040 kept at the Bodleian Library According to the Georgian Vita of Prochorus he was born in the Kingdom of the Iberians under the name of George of Shavsheti Georgian გიორგი შავშელი romanized giorgi shavsheli and was raised in the local monastery where he became a monk and later a priest Around 1010 1015 aged 30 Prochorus would leave for the Holy Land He would stay for number of years in the Lavra of Saint Sabas 2 3 Prochorus later would move to Jerusalem in an attempt to gather his Georgian compatriots who were scattered throughout the Palestinian monasteries Per Vita Prochorus would construct the monastery in 1064 4 by the order of the King Bagrat IV of Georgia 5 and his donations brought to the Holy Land by George the Hagiorite 6 7 In these times the blessed Prochorus according to the wish of the pious king Bagrat constructed the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem Afterwards with God s providence he started to build the monastery on the western side that holds a name of Holy Cross He built the church and decorated it with ornaments of all kinds And he collected the ascetic brothers they were nearly eighty He gave them a rule and the canons similar to those of Saint Sabas And afterwards he built a hostel for pilgrims spacious and beautiful And when with the help of God he achieved all these things his body became weak from works and years Then he chose one of his disciples George and made him superior After that he took with him two of his disciples a priest and a monk and went to the Arnon desert Soon he left this world to meet the Lord 8 Prochorus died in 1066 9 He is venerated as a saint and his feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church is February 12 10 See also editGabriel the IberianReferences edit Tchekhanovets p 180 Salia p 87 Tchekhanovets p 207 Tchekhanovets p 208 Tchekhanovets p 184 Tchekhanovets p 38 Salia p 88 Tchekhanovets p 39 Charkiewicz p 104 Charkiewicz p 103Bibliography editCharkiewicz Jaroslaw 2005 Gruzinscy swieci Warszawa Warszawska Metropolia Prawoslawna ISBN 83 920093 7 1 Salia Kalistrat 1983 History of the Georgian Nation Academie Francaise Paris Tchekhanovets Yana 2018 The Caucasian Archaeology of the Holy Land Armenian Georgian and Albanian Communities Between the Fourth and Eleventh Centuries CE Brill Publishers ISBN 978 90 04 36555 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prochorus the Iberian amp oldid 1197183227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
