Section 06: The Other Fathers

Beyond the leader and the two greatest disciples, the roster of the Thirteen holds ten more Fathers, of varying firmness of attestation. The first file treats St. Anton of Martqopi — the pillar-dweller and the tradition of the not-made-by-hands icon he is said to have brought from Edessa, a claim flagged as tradition and bearing on the allegiance debate. The second gathers the remaining Fathers — Isé of Tsilkani, Abibos of Nekresi the martyr, Ioseb of Alaverdi, Zenon of Iqalto, and the rest — as attested, marking off the securely-named from the softer edges of the roster.

Tradition: Georgian Orthodox

Contents

File Topic
Anton of Martqopi and the Icon St. Anton the pillar-dweller of Martqopi and the tradition of the Acheiropoieton (not-made-by-hands) icon of the Savior he is said to have brought from Edessa — flagged as tradition, and its bearing on the theological-allegiance question
The Remaining Fathers Abibos of Nekresi (the martyr), Isé of Tsilkani, Ioseb of Alaverdi, Zenon of Iqalto, and the rest — Isidore, Stepane, Tadeos, Piros, Mikael — as attested, with the roster’s variants flagged

How to Use

  • Read Anton of Martqopi and the Icon for the stylite of the Thirteen and the icon-tradition that connects the Fathers to Edessa (and to the allegiance debate).
  • Read The Remaining Fathers for the rest of the roster — above all St. Abibos the martyr — and for a clear statement of which names are firmly attested and which appear only in some redactions.

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