Basil IV was

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia '' Catholicos-Patriarch'' has been the title of the heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1010. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia was Melkisedek I (1010–1033). In the 15th century the Georgian Orthodox Church was divided into t ...

, from 1206 to 1208, during the reign of

Queen Tamar Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr, lit. "King Tamar") ( 1160 – 18 January 1213) reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty ...

. His name is mentioned in manuscripts of

Shio-Mgvime monastery The Shio-Mgvime Monastery ( ka, შიომღვიმე, , literally meaning "the cave of Shio") is a medieval monastic complex in Georgia, near the town of Mtskheta. It is located in a narrow limestone canyon on the northern bank of the Kur ...

dated to 1270.

Roin Metreveli Roin Metreveli ( ka, როინ მეტრეველი) is a Georgian academician and historian. He was the first elected rector of the Tbilisi State University, after Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili Ivane Alexandres dze J ...

, ''Kings and Patriarchs of Georgia'', Artanuji pub. Tbilisi 2010

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13th-century people from Georgia (country) Catholicoses and Patriarchs of Georgia (country) Year of birth unknown {{Georgia-geo-stub