Jacob of Verona

Jacob of Verona (Jakob von Verona), a 14th-century Italian pilgrim.

According to his account (1340), "In baptism, the Georgians follow rites similar to those of the Latins, while in the liturgy they follow the Greek form. In the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Georgians possess their own chapel next to the Nubians. The Georgians wear garments similar to the Saracens, live near the Mongols, and possess a very powerful king (the king of the Georgians refers to George the Brilliant, during whose reign the role of Georgians in Palestine and Jerusalem particularly increased). The Georgians are exceedingly pious, powerful, and devout Christians."

Literature: თვარაძე ა., საქართველო და კავკასია ევროპულ წყაროებში (XII–XVI საუკუნეთა ისტორიოგრაფიული და კარტოგრაფიული მასალის საფუძველზე), თბ., 2004.

A. Tvaradze