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The holy, glorious and right-victorious '''Protomartyr Razhden of Georgia''' was a Persian of noble birth. In the fifth century he arrived in Georgia as part of the royal entourage of the Persian king's daughter upon her marriage to the Georgian king, Vakhtang Gorgasali. After Razhden's [[conversion ]] to Christianity, King Vakhtang appointed him a military commander. During an invasion of Georgia by the Persian heathen King Peroz, Razhden was captured. When he refused to reject his Christian faith, he was tortured and [[martyr]]ed. He is remembered on [[August 3]].
==Life==