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Gobron Billiè
Gobron ( ka, გობრონი, tr) also known as Mikel-Gobron or Michael-Gobron () (died November 17, 914) was a Christian Georgian military commander who led the defense of the fortress of Q'ueli against the Sajid emir of Azerbaijan. When the fortress fell after a 28-day-long siege, Gobron was captured and beheaded, having rejected inducements to convert to Islam. Shortly after his death Gobron became the subject of the hagiography authored by Bishop Stephen of T'betiRayfield, Donald (2000), '' The Literature of Georgia: A History'', pp. 48-9. Routledge, . and a saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church, which commemorates him on November 17 ( O.S., which equates to November 30 on the Gregorian calendar).Machitadze, Archpriest Zakaria (2006)"Great-Martyr Mikael-Gobron and his 133 Soldiers (†914)" i''The Lives of the Georgian Saints''. ''pravoslavie.ru''. Retrieved on 2011-11-26. His martyrdom is also mentioned by the medieval Georgian and Armenian chronicles. Tsagareishvili, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Style
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923. In England, Wales, Ireland and Britain's American colonies, there were two calendar changes, both in 1752. The first adjusted the start of a new year from 25 March (Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation) to 1 January, a change which Scotland had made in 1600. The second discarded the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days in the month of September to do so.. "Before 1752, parish registers, in addition to a new year heading after 24th March showing, for example '1733', had another heading at the end of the following December indicating '1733/4'. This showed where the Historical Year 1734 started even though the Civil Year 1733 continued until 24th March. ... We as historians have no excus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |