The holy, glorious and right-victorious Protomartyr Razhden of Georgia was a Persian of noble birth. In the fifth century he arrived in Georgia as part of the royal entourage of the Persian king's daughter upon her marriage to the Georgian king, Vakhtang Gorgasali. After Razhden's conversion to Christianity, King Vakhtang appointed him a military commander. During an invasion of Georgia by the Persian heathen King Peroz, Razhden was captured. When he refused to reject his Christian faith, he was tortured and martyred. He is remembered on August 3.