Anton I (Catholicos)
Anton I ( Georgian ანტონ I , * 1720 , † 1788 ) was a theologian and Catholicos - Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Apostle Church .
Life
After studying and working as a priest, he became Catholicos Patriarch of all of Georgia in 1744 . In 1755 he lost his office because he was believed to have a tendency towards Catholicism . He then went to Russia and became archbishop there . He officiated first in Vladimir , then in Jaropol . In 1764, at the instigation of his cousin, King Heraclius II , was reinstated as Georgian Catholicos.
He wrote works on theology , philosophy , history , linguistics and literature , also translated works into Georgian . He founded higher education institutions in Tbilisi and Telavi . He promoted the printing of biblical and liturgical books as well as manuscripts. He works out an orthographic norm for this. In the liturgy he gave up Jerusalem and Byzantine traditions and approached the Russian tradition.
literature
- A. Sanidze: Antoni I-is gavlena saliteraturo kartulze. In: Trudy kafedry drevnegruzinskogo jazyka 9, Tiflis 1964, 1-94
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Nicholas VII. Kherkheulidze Ioseb Jandieri |
Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Apostles Church 1744 - 1755 1764 - 1788 |
Ioseb Jandieri Anton II. |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Anton I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Theologian and Catholicos Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Apostle Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1720 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1788 |