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{{cleanup}}[[Image:StGrigolPeradze.jpg|thumb|St. Grigol Peradze]]Holy Hieromartyr '''Grigol Peradze''' was a famous Georgian ecclesiastic figure, [[theologian]], historian, [[archimandrite]], Doctor of History, and Professor of the early twentieth century. Like Christ Himself, Archimandrite Grigol died for having taken upon himself the [[sin]] of another. His [[feast day]] is [[December 6]].
'''== Life ==Archimandrite Grigol Peradze''' (''St. Priest Martyr Grigol''), (was born on [[September 13August 31]], 1899 - [[December 6]]in the village of Bakurtsikhe, 1942) was a famous Georgian ecclesiastic figurein the Sighnaghi district of Kakheti, [[theologian]]in Eastern Georgia. His father, historianRomanoz Peradze, was a [[Archimandritepriest]], PhD of History, Professor.
== Life ==Grigol In 1918, Peradze graduated from the [[Tbilisi Theological Seminary]]. He then continued his studies at the Tbilisi State University graduating in 1921. On [[February 25]], 1921, Georgia was born in occupied by Soviet forces that had taken over the village government of BakurtsikheRussia. After his graduation he began to teach at the university, but the [[Church of Georgia]] sent him to Germany in November 1921 to study theology.  Initially, Grigol studied theology and eastern languages at the Gurjaani district University of Berlin from 1922 to 1925. In 1925, he transferred to the Kakheti regionUniversity of Bonn from which he graduated in 1927 with a doctoral degree in Philosophy, awarded for his dissertation ''History of the Georgian Monasticism from its creation until 1064''. He also attended lectures in Eastern Georgiatheology at the University of Louvain until 1927. His father In early 1927, Romanoz PeradzeGrigol moved to England to continue his academic career. In England he found in the library collections of the British Museum and Oxford University old patristic manuscripts. In July 1927, he was a priestnamed an Associate Professor at the University of Bonn, to which he returned to lecture on the history of Georgian and Armenian literature until 1932.
In 1918 1931, Grigol Peradze graduated from the entered a monastic life and was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]]. He was then [[ordination|ordained]] a [[Tbilisi Theological Seminarypriest]], in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of London and afterwards studied at was appointed dean of the Tbilisi State University until 1921St. Nino Georgian Orthodox church in Paris. Also in 1931 he began to publish a Georgian scientific journal titled "''Jvari Vazisa''" ("Cross of Vine").
On At the invitation of Orthodox Metropolitan Dionysius Waledinsky of All Poland in 1932, Grigol taught until 1934 at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Warsaw University in Poland as a Professor of Patrology. In 1934, he also received the rank of [[February 25archimandrite]], 1921, Georgia was occupied by Soviet Russia. Grigol Peradze went into exile in Germany in November the same year.
In 1926 he graduated from Throughout the University of Bonn 1930s, Archim. Grigol continued his search for manuscripts concerning Georgian Christian culture. He discovered many in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Germany, and Austria. In 1927 he received a PhD degree in History These included manuscripts of the Typikon of the Georgian Petritsoni Monastery (Bachkovo, Bulgaria), the so-called Tischendorf manuscripts of the title Apagae of his PhD thesis was "''History the Monastery of the Georgian Monasticism from its creation until 1064''")Holy Cross at the University Library in the University of Leipzig, Germany, as well as others.
From 1927 The invasion of Poland by German troops in 1939 made Archim. Grigol's position in Poland precarious, for his being in solidarity with Jews in peril went without saying. He helped wherever he could. He did not hesitate to 1932 Peradze was an Associate Professor at visit the imprisoned Polish Metr. Dionysius. These activities were viewed with growing suspicion by the University of BonnNazi occupiers and brought Archim. From 1933 Grigol's fruitful ecclesiastic and scientific activities to 1942 he was a Professor of Patrology at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Warsaw University]], in Polandan end.
In 1931, Grigol Peradze was On [[ordination|ordainedMay 4]] a [[priest]] in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of London. In 1934, 1942, he received was arrested by the rank German Gestapo for sheltering and aiding Jews and other victims of Archimandritefascist persecutions. In 1931, The priceless collection of Georgian manuscripts he founded had collected (in hopes of returning them to Georgia) disappeared a Georgian Stsearch of his quarters. Nino Georgian Orthodox church Initially, incarcerated in Pawiak prison in Paris. In the same year Warsaw, he began was deported to publish a Georgian scientific journal titled "''Jvari Vazisa''" ("Cross of Vine")Auschwitz in November 1942.
In the 1930sAt Auschwitz, Peradze discovered numerous important written manuscripts a German officer was killed by one of Georgian Christian culture in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Germanythe inmates. To get a confession, and Austria (Georgian manuscripts of the Typicon guards drove everyone out of the Georgian [[Petritsoni Monastery]] (Bachkovo, Bulgaria), barracks completely naked into the so-called Tischendorf manuscripts of below freezing weather. To save the Apagae of innocent prisoners from freezing to death, Archim Grigol chose to take the Monastery of blame for the Holy Cross at murder. Upon his admission the University Library in guards let loose dogs on the University of Leipzig[[martyr], Germanythen poured gasoline over him, etc.)and lit him on fire.
The invasion of Poland by German troops in 1939 made Peradze's position precarious. For him being in solidarity with Jews in peril went without saying; and he helped wherever he could. Nor did he hesitate to visit the imprisoned Polish Metropolitan Dionysios. These activities were viewed with growing suspicion by the Nazi occupiers and Peradze's fruitful ecclesiastic and scientific activities were brought to an end in 1942 when, It was on [[May 4]], he was arrested by the German Gestapo. <ref>[http://www.geocities.com/sisauri/language/geo/feradze.html Lukas Vischer: A Georgian Saint: Grigol Peradze (1899-1942)]</ref> On [[December 6]], 1942, at 4:45PM, that Grigol Peradze was killed martyred in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz who had a large family. In the end, like Christ Himself, Archimandrite Grigol died for having taken upon himself the sin of another.
Main fields of scientific activity of Grigol Peradze were: the history of the was [[Church of Georgiaglorification|glorified]] by the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church]], source studies of the history of Georgia and the Georgian Church, Patrology, history of Georgian literature, Rustvelology (Shota Rustaveli was a great Georgian poet of the 12th century), etcin 1995.
== Principal scientific works by Grigol Peradze was canonized by ==The main fields of scientific activity of Grigol Peradze were: the history of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church in 1995. The Feast Day for St. Priest Martyr Grigol is December 6, source studies of the history of Georgia and the Georgian Church, Patrology, history of Georgian literature, and Rustvelology (Shota Rustaveli a great Georgian poet of the 12th century).
== Some main scientific works of Grigol Peradze ==
* Die Anfänge des Mönchtums in Georgien.- "Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte", 47, Heft 1, Stuttgart, 1928, pp. 34-75 (in German)
* L'activité littéraire des moines géorgiens au monastère d'Iviron au mont Athos.- "Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique", 27, Fasc. 3, Paris, 1927, pp. 530-539 (in French)
* Im Dienste der Georgischen Kultur.- "Aus der Welt des Ostens", Königsberg, 1940, pp. 30-50 (in German)
==Notes and referencesSources==<references*[http:/>/www.pravoslavie.ru/english/7363.htm Holy Hieromartyr Grigol (Peradze) (1942)]*[[Wikipedia:Grigol Peradze]]
== Literature about Grigol Peradze ==
* David Kolbaia (editor) "St. Grigol (Peradze) works nr 1, in: Pro Georgia Journal of Kartvelological Studies nr 13, 200.
== External links link ==* [http://www.geocities.com/sisauri/language/geo/feradze.html Lukas Vischer: A Georgian Saint: Grigol Peradze (1899-1942)]
* [http://www.kosciol.pl/article.php/20041230232911240/print Świadkowie XX wieku - Grzegorz Peradze (in Polish)]
* [http://www.pravoslavie.ru/cgi-bin/sykon/client/display.pl?sid=381&did=1601 Sviaschennomuchenik Arkhimandrit Grigorii (Peradze) (in Russian)]
* Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grigol_Peradze
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[[pl:Grzegorz Peradze]]

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