Callistratus of Georgia

Educated at the theological seminaries of Tiflis and Kiev, he was ordained to the priesthood at the Didube Church in 1893.After the imprisonment of Catholicos Patriarch Ambrose by the Soviet government, Callistratus was a locum tenens from 1923 to 1926.After his election to the patriarchate in 1932, following a brief reign of Christophorus III, Callistratus tried to pursue a conciliatory line with the Stalin's regime in order to ease the pressure from authorities.Despite official Soviet atheist propaganda, Callistratus maintained that Christianity and Communism could coexist.He was canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church on 22 December 2016, his feast day set for 3 June (NS 21 May).