in his memory. Death Anthim's overt opposition to Ottoman tutelage over Wallachia made him an adversary of the Phanariote regime. The new Prince Nicholas Mavrocordatos imprisoned him, and subsequently exiled him to Mount Sinai. Anthim was captured by the Ottomans while making the trip, and assassinated somewhere in modern-day Bulgaria (his body would have been discarded in the Maritsa or the Tundzha). It is alleged that his murder was ordered by Mavrocordatos himself. Canonisation In 1992 Anthim was canonised by the Romanian Orthodox Church having his saint day on September 27. In memory of 300 years of his death, Romanian Orthodox Church declared 2016 as Saint Anthim the Iverian year. Legacy In the modern day, Anthim represents a symbol of the relations between Georgia and Romania. A rugby union trophy, the Antim Cup, contested between Romania and Georgia every year, is named after him. References Sources "Antimoz Iverieli", in Sakartvelo Encyclopedia, Vol. I, Tbilisi, 1997, p. 158 Otar Gvinchidze, Antimoz Iverieli, Tbilisi, 1973 George Călinescu, Istoria literaturii române București, 1968, p. 19 External links Didahii (online transcript) 1650 births 1716 deaths Saints of Georgia (country) Eastern Orthodox Christians from Georgia (country) Early Modern Romanian writers Romanian Orthodox metropolitan bishops Romanian printers Romanian saints Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Assassinated religious leaders 18th-century Christian saints 17th-century Romanian people 18th-century Romanian people Romanian people of Georgian descent Christian saints killed by Muslims Calligraphers from Georgia (country) Founders of Christian monasteries Georgia (country)–Romania relations