Anthim the Iberian

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Anthim the Iberian (Romanian: Antim Ivireanul Georgian: ანთიმოზ ივერიელი – Antimoz Iverieli; secular name: Andria; 1650 — September or October 1716) was a Georgian theologian scholar calligrapher philosopher and one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia founder of the first printing press in Romania and Metropolitan of Bucharest in 1708-1715.

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birth date

1650-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Georgia (country), Kingdom of Kartli (1484–1762)

canonized by

List of members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church

canonized date

1992-09-27

canonized place

Bucharest

death date

1716-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

death place

Edirne

venerated in

Georgian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox Church