Sources on Georgians in the Holy Land: The Publication of the Syriac "Life of Peter the Iberian" in English Translation

Authors

  • Cornelia Horn The Catholic University of America
  • Robert R. Phenix Jr. Saint Louis University

Keywords:

Georgians, Syriac text, Peter the Iberian, translation

Abstract

The main part of the book features the ancient biography of the Georgian hero Peter the Iberian, who was born in 413 or 417 CE into the royal family of the Iberian kingdom in the region that is now the eastern part of Georgia. Over the course of his life, Peter distinguished himself as a pilgrim, monk, bishop, and leader of anti-Chalcedonian Christians in Palestine.

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Published

2014-09-01

How to Cite

Cornelia Horn, & Robert R. Phenix Jr. (2014). Sources on Georgians in the Holy Land: The Publication of the Syriac "Life of Peter the Iberian" in English Translation. The Kartvelologist - A Bilingual Peer-Reviewed, Academic Journal of Georgian Studies, 21(2). Retrieved from https://kartvelologist.journals.humanities.tsu.ge/index.php/kartvelologist/article/view/11017

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2014): The Kartvelologist

Section

Studies: History of Georgia

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