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Euthymius the Athonite (Georgian: ექვთიმე ათონელი Ekvtime Atoneli) (c. 955 – 1028) was a renowned Georgian philosopher and scholar also known as Eufimius the Abasgian or St. Euthymius the Georgian. His feast day in the Orthodox Church is May 13.The son of Ioane Varaz-vache Chordvaneli and nephew of the great Tornike Eristavi Euthymius was taken as a hostage to Constantinople but was later released and became a monk joining the Great Lavra of Athanasios on Mount Athos.

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