Vache of Kakheti

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Vache
ვაჩე
Prince of Kakheti
Reign827 – 839
Predecessor Grigol
Successor Samuel
Dynasty Kvabulidze
Religion Eastern Orthodox Church

Vache (Georgian :ვაჩე) (died 839) was a Prince and Chorepiscopus of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 827 to 839. He came of the Kvabulidze clan and was installed by the Gardabanian community after the death of his predecessor Grigol. He was succeeded by Samuel.

Georgian language Official language of Georgia

Georgian is a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians. It is the official language of Georgia. Georgian is written in its own writing system, the Georgian script. Georgian is the literary language for all regional subgroups of Georgians, including those who speak other Kartvelian languages: Svans, Mingrelians and the Laz.

Chorbishop position

A chorbishop is a rank of Christian clergy below bishop. The name chorepiscope or chorepiscopus is taken from the Greek Χωρεπίσκοπος and means "rural bishop". In fact, a chorbishop is an honorary prelate, or archpriest, in several of the Eastern Christian Churches, and it should not be confused with the sacramental Order of Bishop.

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Bibliography

Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff was a Russian-born American historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, Iran and the Byzantine Empire. His works have significantly influenced the Western scholarship of the medieval Caucasus.

Preceded by
Grigol
Prince of Kakheti
827–839
Succeeded by
Samuel

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