Anton I of Georgia | |
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Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia | |
Tenure | 1744–1755 1764-1788 |
Predecessor | Nikoloz VIII |
Successor | Ioseb (Jandieri) (after 1st term) Anton II of Georgia (after 2nd term) |
Born | 28 October 1720 |
Died | 12 March 1788 |
Burial | |
Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
Father | Jesse of Kartli |
Mother | Elene-Begum Bagrationi |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Khelrtva |
Anton I (Georgian: ანტონ I; 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1720 – 12 March [O.S. 1 March] 1788),[1] born as Teimuraz Bagrationi, was the Catholicos–Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the period 1744–1755 and again in 1764–1788.