REMINISCENCES
Metropolitan Sergius, Georgia
Many miracles after his repose attest to the holiness of monk Gabriel.
Archbishop Thaddeus, Georgia
Father Gabriel was a miracle worker sent by God to our horrible, tough world devoid of love.
Archimandrite Timothy, Hegemonus of the Oropos Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Greece
We are happy that, even in modern times there are holy fathers which serve people impartially. Canonization of F. Gabriel is a zealous matter.
Schearchimandrite Vitaliy (Sidorenko), Saint Alexander Nevsky church, Tbilisi
Elder Gabriel is a genuine elder.
Hegumenos Philaret (Gudinov) St. John the Theologos church, Tbilisi
F. Gabriel is an extraordinary monk gifted with miracle-working; a fearless confessor of truth.
Hegumenos Eliseos, Georgia
XX century doesn’t witness a greater elder then Archimandrite Gabriel.
Archimandrite Ephraim, Russia
Monk Gabriel gifted by Divine Grace was a great prophet with a special mission in the life of his nation. Through his intercessions spiritual mysteries of the End Days will be revealed to Georgian people.
Hegumenos Steleanos, Xeropotamou Monastery, Holy Mount Athos
Such a great monk even hardly to be found among us.
Hegumenos Simeon, Monastery of St. Elias the Righteous
F. Gabriel united all monks together within him, carried everybody’s love and multiplied it.
Archpriest Pavel (Kosach) St. John the Theologos church, Tbilisi
F. Gabriel was a true elder carrying meekly the cross of persecutions during all his life. He was highly rewarded by All-merciful God.
Monk Tikhon (Bogolubov), Russia
Archimandrite Gabriel was one of the marvelous representatives of the monasticism in Georgia, the blessed Sallos, Fool for Christ. Under the hardest period of the End Days he could prolong an unbroken chain of Georgian saints.
Hegumene Georgia, The Convent of St. John the Baptist, Jerusalem
You are in Paradise, you have a genuine Elder!
Romanoz Samsonoff, Russia
For several decade of Godless life, father Gabriel remained a steadfast pillar of veritable faith.
Nicholas Venalusoff, Russia
Sallos feat of Father Gabriel could rouse envy in such a country rich in its own Sallos tradition as Orthodox Russia.
Oleg-Trokha, Russia
Gabriel of Georgia is such a Godly man as Andrew the Sallos.
Valeria Alfeeva a researcher and writer from Moscow, Russia arrived in Tbilisi in 1990 in order to meet with Father Gabriel. She got some information about the monk and his life and published a book later “The Called, Devout, Chosen”. In her book she gives a detailed description of Father Gabriel’s labors. The Author ranks him among the “Chosen”.
The members of the American church of Herman of Alaska Brotherhood visited Georgia in order to meet F. Gabriel. Hieromonk Gerasimos recalls: “In November, 1991 we had a possibility to meet Father Gabriel at St. Nino’s Convent of Samtavro in the old capital of Georgia - Mtskheta. Having taken the blessing from the Hegumene Ketevan, we made for Father Gabriel’s cell. We found him standing at his door burning papers. Father Gabriel blessed us and led us inside his modest abode, which was a real miracle. The round room with dome-like ceiling was 5 yards in diameter; the walls were made of bricks. Some of the windows were sealed and the light penetrating into the cell created typically monastic surrounding. Brick walls were almost completely covered with icons of various sizes, shapes and styles. During our pilgrimage we were convinced many times that, he was a Sallos. Archimandrite Gabriel is a contemporary hero of Georgia among the clericals, enlisted in Georgian church chronicles as spiritual father, the Elder and legend of contemporary times who endured torments for Christ with patience and remained alive to testify truth, not betraying the Georgian Church in the hardest period of its persecution by Communist regime”. The magazine was issued by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood in the USA with Father Gabriel’s photo on its cover page with an inscription: “Confessor of Christ in present day Georgia”.
Many miracles after his repose attest to the holiness of monk Gabriel.
Archbishop Thaddeus, Georgia
Father Gabriel was a miracle worker sent by God to our horrible, tough world devoid of love.
Archimandrite Timothy, Hegemonus of the Oropos Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Greece
We are happy that, even in modern times there are holy fathers which serve people impartially. Canonization of F. Gabriel is a zealous matter.
Schearchimandrite Vitaliy (Sidorenko), Saint Alexander Nevsky church, Tbilisi
Elder Gabriel is a genuine elder.
Hegumenos Philaret (Gudinov) St. John the Theologos church, Tbilisi
F. Gabriel is an extraordinary monk gifted with miracle-working; a fearless confessor of truth.
Hegumenos Eliseos, Georgia
XX century doesn’t witness a greater elder then Archimandrite Gabriel.
Archimandrite Ephraim, Russia
Monk Gabriel gifted by Divine Grace was a great prophet with a special mission in the life of his nation. Through his intercessions spiritual mysteries of the End Days will be revealed to Georgian people.
Hegumenos Steleanos, Xeropotamou Monastery, Holy Mount Athos
Such a great monk even hardly to be found among us.
Hegumenos Simeon, Monastery of St. Elias the Righteous
F. Gabriel united all monks together within him, carried everybody’s love and multiplied it.
Archpriest Pavel (Kosach) St. John the Theologos church, Tbilisi
F. Gabriel was a true elder carrying meekly the cross of persecutions during all his life. He was highly rewarded by All-merciful God.
Monk Tikhon (Bogolubov), Russia
Archimandrite Gabriel was one of the marvelous representatives of the monasticism in Georgia, the blessed Sallos, Fool for Christ. Under the hardest period of the End Days he could prolong an unbroken chain of Georgian saints.
Hegumene Georgia, The Convent of St. John the Baptist, Jerusalem
You are in Paradise, you have a genuine Elder!
Romanoz Samsonoff, Russia
For several decade of Godless life, father Gabriel remained a steadfast pillar of veritable faith.
Nicholas Venalusoff, Russia
Sallos feat of Father Gabriel could rouse envy in such a country rich in its own Sallos tradition as Orthodox Russia.
Oleg-Trokha, Russia
Gabriel of Georgia is such a Godly man as Andrew the Sallos.
Valeria Alfeeva a researcher and writer from Moscow, Russia arrived in Tbilisi in 1990 in order to meet with Father Gabriel. She got some information about the monk and his life and published a book later “The Called, Devout, Chosen”. In her book she gives a detailed description of Father Gabriel’s labors. The Author ranks him among the “Chosen”.
The members of the American church of Herman of Alaska Brotherhood visited Georgia in order to meet F. Gabriel. Hieromonk Gerasimos recalls: “In November, 1991 we had a possibility to meet Father Gabriel at St. Nino’s Convent of Samtavro in the old capital of Georgia - Mtskheta. Having taken the blessing from the Hegumene Ketevan, we made for Father Gabriel’s cell. We found him standing at his door burning papers. Father Gabriel blessed us and led us inside his modest abode, which was a real miracle. The round room with dome-like ceiling was 5 yards in diameter; the walls were made of bricks. Some of the windows were sealed and the light penetrating into the cell created typically monastic surrounding. Brick walls were almost completely covered with icons of various sizes, shapes and styles. During our pilgrimage we were convinced many times that, he was a Sallos. Archimandrite Gabriel is a contemporary hero of Georgia among the clericals, enlisted in Georgian church chronicles as spiritual father, the Elder and legend of contemporary times who endured torments for Christ with patience and remained alive to testify truth, not betraying the Georgian Church in the hardest period of its persecution by Communist regime”. The magazine was issued by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood in the USA with Father Gabriel’s photo on its cover page with an inscription: “Confessor of Christ in present day Georgia”.