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Georgian prince, writer, and monk (1658–1725)

PrinceSulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (Georgian: სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი[sulχansabaoɾbeliani]; November 4, 1658 – January 26, 1725), known simply as Sulkhan-Saba, was a Georgianwriter and diplomat. Orbeliani is noted in part due to his important role as an emissary of Georgia to France and the Vatican, where he vainly sought assistance on behalf of his beleaguered King Vakhtang VI.

Biography

Orbeliani was born into the House of Orbeliani, with close ties to the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty. He was a fabulist, lexicographer, translator, diplomat and scientist. The words of one of the French missioners, Jean Richard, testify to his authority among his contemporaries: "I believe him to be the father of all Georgia."

He was born on 4 November 1658, in the village of Tandzia near Bolnisi in the Kvemo Kartli region. He spent his childhood and adolescence there. He was brought up at the court of King Giorgi XI and acquired his encyclopedic knowledge in the Great Palace Library. When he was 20–25 years old he wrote a collection of fables and tales titled Sibrdzne Sitsruisa (A Book of Wisdom and Lies), containing his observations about life. The reader feels how ably, deliberately and naturally the author weaves together his ideas about the lives of both humans and animals. Orbeliani understands both the light and the dark side of human nature and human experience. He describes many aspects of life, ans

Prince Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი sulχɑn sɑbɑ ɔɾbɛliɑni) (November 4, 1658 – January 26, 1725) was a Georgian writer and diplomat. Orbeliani is noted in part due to his important role as an emissary of Georgia to France and the Vatican, where he vainly sought assistance on behalf of his beleaguered King Vakhtang VI. Orbeliani was born into the House of Orbeliani, with close ties to the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty. He was a fabulist, lexicographer, translator, diplomat and scientist. The words of one of the French missioners, Jean Richard, testify to his authority among his contemporaries, "I believe him to be the father of all Georgia." He was born on 4 November 1658, in Village Tandzia near Bolnisi in the Kvemo Kartli. He spent his childhood and adolescence there. He was brought up at the court of King Giorgi XI and acquired his encyclopedic knowledge in the Great Palace Library. When he was 20–25 years old he wrote a collection of fables and tales Sibrdzne Sitsruisa (A Book of Wisdom and Lies, Georgian სიბრძნე სიცრუისა), containing the observations he had made about life. The reader feels how ably, deliberately and naturally the author weaves together his ideas about the lives of both humans and animals. Orbeliani understands both the light and the dark side of human nature and human experience. He describes many aspects of life, answers many questions, and encourages the reader towards greater kindness and compassion. His next important work was The Georgian Dictionary, which combines both a lexicon and an encyclopedia, one of the first works of its kind in history. His work helped standardize the literary Georgian language. His dictionary for the language is still essential for those who wish to learn Georgian today. Orbeliani was an educator of the King of Kartli Vakhtang VI who was the leader of the movement initiated for an intellectual renaissance in Georgia. In 1709 the first printing-house was e

Sulkhan-Saba Orbéliani (en géorgien : სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი), né le à Tandzia et décédé le à Moscou était un noble poète et moine géorgien converti au catholicisme.

Biographie

Il était issu d'une famille princière qui était une branche de la famille Bagration. Il est une grande personnalité de Géorgie, fabuliste, lexicographe, traducteur, diplomate. Jean Richard, missionnaire français disait de lui : « je crois qu'il est le père de la Géorgie ».

Il vint deux fois à la cour de Louis XIV où il fit connaissance de Jean de La Fontaine.

Il se rendit à Rome où il rencontra le pape Clément XI et là se convertit au catholicisme et trouva douze capucins, missionnaires, pour l'aider à son retour en son pays la Karthli (Géorgie). Il écrivit un célèbre dictionnaire géorgien dont les mots y figurant ne sont que fort rarement utilisé et un recueil de fables le livre de la sagesse et du mensonge.

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