On November 2, the Church honors the memory of St. Gabriel of Samtavria. The patronal feast day is celebrated by the Minsk church of the same nametranslated

November 2 is the day of remembrance of the Monk Gabriel Urgebadze. The secular name of Father Gabriel is Goderdzi Urgebadze. He was born on August 26, 1929 in Tbilisi, in the family of a convinced communist. His father died early, and his relatives called the boy by his father's name - Vasiko. He believed in God in childhood. One day the neighbors were arguing, and one of them said: “You crucified me like Christ.” The boy became interested in what it means to “crucify” and who Christ is. Adults...