Shio (Georgian name)
Shio (Georgian: შიო) is a Georgian masculine name adaption of the Hebrew name Shimon or Simeon, most commonly associated with the saint Shio of Mgvime.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Several people with the title "Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia":
- Shio I (fl. 1356–1364)
- Shio II of Georgia (fl. 1440–1443)
- Shio III of Georgia, (born 1969), Georgian prelate
- Shio of Mgvime, 6th-century Georgian saint
- Shio Aragvispireli, (1867–1926), Georgian writer
- Shio Batmanishvili, (1885–1937), Georgian Greek Catholic priest
References
- ↑ German, Andrei (May 29, 2020). "1500 Years of Georgian Monasticism—St. Shio-Mgvime Monastery". OrthoChristian. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
One of these followers was Shio, and this name itself was derived from Shimon—Simeon
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