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Melkisedek I was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1010 to 1033 and is revered as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Before him heads of the Georgian Church only bore the title of Catholicos of Kartli. The unification of Georgia into a single kingdom by Bagrat III (r.

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canonized by
Georgian Orthodox Church
canonized date
2002-10-17
canonized place
Georgia (country)
death date
1033-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
title
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
venerated in
Georgian Orthodox Church

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