Without Christ, everything is nothing. Memories of the Venerable Gabriel (Urgabadze)

The Venerable Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgabadze) is one of the most revered and beloved contemporary Georgian saints. However, during his lifetime, his holiness was hidden from many due to the peculiarities of his chosen path of holy folly. This book collects memories of the last years of Father Gabriel's life in the Samtavro Monastery. The then nuns of Samtavro, now the abbess and inhabitants of the Mgvimevi Monastery, sincerely and candidly share their experiences of communicating with the elder, as well as the inspiring period of the revival of Christianity and monasticism in Georgia following the Soviet persecutions.