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George the Hagiorite

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[[Image:Sabinin - St George the Hagiorite.jpg|right|thumb|George the Hagiorite (by [[w:Mikhail Sabinin|Mikhail Sabinin]]).]]
'''George the Hagiorite''' – '''Giorgi Mt'ats'mindeli''' or '''Giorgi At'oneli''' (Georgian: გიორგი მთაწმინდელი, გიორგი ათონელი) – (1009 – June 27, 1065), was a [[w:Georgia (country)|Georgian]] monk, religious writer, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communities in the [[Byzantine Empire]]. His epithets ''Mt'ats'mindeli'' and ''At'oneli'', meaning "of the Holy Mountain" (Hagiorite) and "of Athos" (Athonite) respectively, are a reference to his association with the [[Iviron Monastery (Athos)|Iviron monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]], where he served as [[hegumen]].
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